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Westville Council adopts 2026 salary ordinance, suspends rules for immediate adoption
Summary
The Westville Town Council voted unanimously to adopt a 2026 salary ordinance that sets monthly stipends for council members and updates pay scales across several town positions; the council suspended the rules to pass the measure on the same night.
The Westville Town Council unanimously adopted a 2026 salary ordinance (identified in the record as ordinance 2025-5) after a first reading and a successful motion to suspend the rules for immediate adoption.
Council personnel details in the ordinance include a $200 monthly stipend for each council member ($2,400 annually) and specified pay rates for the clerk/treasurer and classified staff. The transcript lists example figures for personnel pay and per-pay amounts (for example, clerk/treasurer entries and multiple per-pay figures for police and public-works positions). The ordinance language in the record also includes an across-the-board raise described as $1,500 and references an 8% retirement contribution.
Motion and vote: the motion to approve ordinance 2025-5 on first reading was moved by Albert and seconded by a council member recorded in the minutes; the council then moved to suspend the rules and adopt the ordinance in the same meeting. The motion to suspend the rules and adopt passed on a recorded 5-0 vote.
Why it matters: The ordinance sets the official pay schedule the town will use for elected members and town staff for the coming year, affecting payroll and budget planning. The council approved the ordinance after orderly discussion with no recorded dissents.
What comes next: Because the council suspended the rules and adopted the ordinance during this session, the new pay schedule is effective per the town's implementation procedures in the transcript. The council did not record any amendments to the ordinance during the meeting.
Note on transcript clarity: the meeting transcript presents many per-pay figures and decimal values for specific positions; where numbers were unclear or inconsistently transcribed, this article reports the ordinance-level outcomes (suspension and adoption, stipend level and the presence of an across-the-board increase) and notes that some line-item pay amounts in the record contained transcription inconsistencies.
