Cleves Village council approves four-year extension for village administrator, separates marshal stipend

Cleves Village councilors voted unanimously to extend the village administrator's contract for four years and to revise the document so the administrator's base salary and the town marshal stipend are shown separately.

A council member identified in the transcript as Speaker 1 moved "that we extend our village administrator's contract by the term of 4 years as stated with the increase of pay as stated in the contract." The motion was seconded by Mister Davis and carried on a roll call vote of 6-0.

The motion adopted contract edits the council discussed at length in public session. Councilors said they would correct the contract's first-page effective date to November 2025 and set the section 4 salary figure to $100,979.92. Members also removed language that had treated marshal pay as included in the administrator's compensation and instead directed that the town marshal stipend of $9,500 be listed and paid separately from the administrator's salary, funded from the village general fund.

Council discussion focused on two related points: whether the town marshal position is governed by ordinance or by a stipend, and how future raises should be handled. Speaker 1 said the marshal role was "probably not a contract" and that its stipend could be adjusted separately; Speaker 2 and others asked that the details of percentage increases be reviewed by the finance committee so future compounding of raises could be handled consistently.

Speaker 2 closed debate, called the roll and announced, "Motion passes 6 0." The roll call recorded affirmative votes from Mister Burns, Miss Angeline, Miss Meyer, Miss Meister, Mister Bable and Miss Bolton.

After the vote the council moved to adjourn. During closing remarks Speaker 1 said, "Congrats, Justin," acknowledging the village administrator, who the motion extended. No additional formal actions on the marshal position were taken at the meeting; councilors said compensation adjustments for the marshal would be negotiated separately and could return to committee or a future meeting for action.

What happens next: the council approved the amended contract language and authorized implementation of the corrected effective date, the stated administrator salary and the separated marshal stipend. Councilors directed that the finance committee review percentage-based increases and deferred any separate contractual action on the town marshal to a later proceeding.