Green River governing body approves changing David Wilson’s title and salary

Members of the Green River governing body voted to remove two previously tabled personnel items and approved changing David Wilson’s job title to director of planning and code enforcement and converting his pay from hourly to a salaried annual rate of $51,724.

The change of title and the salary conversion were handled as separate agenda items that were taken off the table and voted on in succession. A member moved to remove agenda item 2 from the table and to approve changing Wilson’s title; that motion was seconded and the chair called for the ayes. The chair then announced the item was no longer tabled and said the board would “discuss, approve, deny changing David Wilson’s title to director of planning and code enforcement.” A subsequent motion to effect that change was made, seconded and the chair recorded the vote as “Aye” and said, “Any opposed? It passes.”

Shortly afterward the board removed agenda item 3 from the table to consider changing Wilson’s compensation structure from hourly to salaried pay. A member moved to change Wilson’s compensation from hourly to a salary of $51,724. The chair referenced the figure and the purpose of the adjustment in lieu of a previously discussed cost-of-living adjustment; the motion was seconded and the board again recorded aye responses. One speaker in the transcript is recorded by name as saying “Ben. Aye.” The chair then announced the motion passed.

The transcript records an administrative clarification from a participant who noted for the written record that it would be helpful to say the title is being changed “from what his current title is to the director of the” — and then identified Wilson’s current assignment as “animal control and code enforcement.” The board also discussed that the 3% annual review or cost-of-living increase would be affected by the change; one speaker stated the 3% annual review would be “off the table” because of the title change “for one year” and that the detail would be included in the offer letter.

No ordinance, statute, or other legal authority was cited during the recorded discussion. The transcript records the motions, seconders and the chair’s announcements of passage, but does not include a written roll-call or a complete vote tally by member. The motions were recorded as approved in the meeting record and the meeting was adjourned shortly afterward.