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Blufftown Council makes Administrative Director Malia Collins full time, raises salary to $64,500
Summary
The Blufftown Council voted Oct. 28 to convert Administrative Director Malia Collins from a 30-hour to a 40-hour workweek and increase her salary to $64,500, retroactive to Oct. 10, 2025. Council members cited grant management, large upcoming projects and new ADA-compliance responsibilities as reasons for the change.
The Blufftown Council voted unanimously Oct. 28 to make Administrative Director Malia Collins a full-time, 40-hour-per-week employee and increase her annual salary to $64,500, with the pay change backdated to Oct. 10, 2025.
Council members who proposed the change said Collins has been managing administration, grant work and several large projects — including a playground grant and work to secure other capital funding — and that expanding her hours and pay reflects the scope of that work. The council also discussed a recent presentation at the Utah League of Cities and Towns meeting and said new ADA-compliance requirements will increase the town's administrative workload, including reviewing and updating public documents and accessibility practices; the council cited a compliance window through April 26, 2027.
A motion to raise Collins’ salary and convert the position to a full-time schedule was moved and seconded, and the council voted unanimously to approve the change and the proposed retroactive start date of Oct. 10, 2025. The council noted that at the currently projected budget levels the change can be absorbed within the existing administrative line item and does not yet require a formal budget amendment; members added that future, larger budget changes would be handled through the normal amendment process.
Collins' new full-time role was presented as enabling continued grant management and oversight of projects that the council said bring both funding and strengthened relationships for the town.
