Interlaken holds public hearing on ordinance to add $124‑per‑hour town administrator pay line item

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The Interlaken Town Council held a July 8 public hearing on an ordinance amending Officers Compensation (Ordinance No. 16) to add a $124 hourly pay line for the town administrator. Council members, staff and residents debated budget figures, past actuals and whether the increase was inflationary or a correction to prior underpayment. No formal vote

Interlaken Town held a public hearing July 8 on an amendment to the Officers Compensation ordinance to add a $124‑per‑hour pay line for the town administrator.

The amendment would modify Ordinance No. 16, which the council passed in an earlier form last month, to explicitly add compensation for the town administrator as an hourly wage. Town Administrator Bart told the council the draft is “basically the same ordinance that was passed last month with the addition of, line item for the town administrator being paid a $124 an hour.”

The hearing drew several residents who questioned the size and transparency of the town’s administration budget and how the change would affect overall town spending. Resident Matt Herman said he researched town budgets and asked the council to review administration expenses over a multiyear period, noting growth in the town’s administrative share of expenses in recent years. “I don’t want to take away from what Bart does for the town. I respect him. He works hard,” Herman said, adding he wanted…

Interlaken holds public hearing on ordinance to add $124‑per‑hour town administrator pay line item

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