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Manhattan board approves resurfacing contract, adopts municipal grocery tax and hires full-time accountant
Summary
At its meeting the Village Board of Manhattan approved a $537,907.85 resurfacing contract, adopted an ordinance to collect a municipal grocery tax after the state stops collection in 2026, amended the personnel manual and approved hiring an accountant at $73,320 per year; all measures passed by roll call.
The Village Board of Manhattan on Wednesday approved a set of routine and budgetary measures, including a $537,907.85 contract for a fiscal year 2026 road resurfacing project, adoption of a municipal grocery retailer and service occupation tax ordinance, revisions to the village personnel manual and a resolution hiring a full‑time accountant.
Board members said the actions maintain services and prepare the village for the state’s change to grocery tax collection next year. The resurfacing contract was awarded to Deconstruction and covers surface, curb, gutter and sidewalk repairs in the northern part of the village; the board approved the measure by roll call. The grocery tax ordinance implements a municipal collection of the existing 1% grocery tax beginning when the state stops collecting the tax in 2026, rather than raising taxes on residents.
The board approved the personnel manual update, which consolidates previously approved policies into a single document and adds provisions for part‑time employee vacation and holiday pay, travel per diem, dress code, meal periods, harassment acknowledgement, chain of command and social media. Village staff said the updated manual was reviewed by the village attorney.
The board also approved a resolution to hire Joseph Page as a full‑time accountant at an annual salary of $73,320; the hiring resolution passed by roll call vote.
Agenda items also included approval of meeting minutes and the bills list via the consent agenda, which the board approved by roll call without individual discussion.
The board did not provide detailed vote tallies in the meeting transcript beyond roll‑call affirmations; motions and seconds were recorded but individual vote records were not summarized in a numeric tally in the transcript. The board noted that estimated annual revenue from the municipal grocery tax is about $110,000, a village staff estimate provided during discussion.
