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Osage Beach approves public‑works reclassification and pay‑plan changes after presentation
Summary
Following a Public Works presentation and floor amendment, the Board approved Bill 25‑46 to reclassify foremen to superintendent pay levels, create crew‑lead positions, and adjust the FY2025 pay plan; aldermen asked for job‑description detail and said citywide compensation study may follow.
The Board of Aldermen approved an amendment and second reading of Bill 25‑46 to adjust the public‑works employee pay plan after Public Works Director Jeff Fisher presented recommended reclassifications.
Fisher said the changes respond to a RAFTELUS study and on‑the‑job responsibilities that make certain foremen eligible for exempt/salary classification. He recommended reclassifying three foremen to superintendent (pay level 11) and creating four crew‑lead positions (water, transportation and two sewer leads) to reflect increased administrative duties. Fisher said the adjustments would keep personnel costs within a 25%–35% of O&M rule‑of‑thumb and that budget transfers across line items would cover the FY2025 pay adjustments without increasing the total O&M budget.
Board members pressed for more detail. Alderman Collins and others asked whether the council should wait for a citywide compensation study; staff said the proposed reclassifications address an FLSA/exempt‑status issue and that the MML wage data and planned compensation study would reach similar conclusions. Alderman Rucker recommended staff verify FLSA compliance and suggested outside employment counsel sign off.
A floor amendment clarified that the sewer superintendent position was already budgeted and limited the current amendment to add water and transportation superintendent pay‑level 11 positions; the amendment passed and the second reading as amended passed on roll call.
Staff committed to provide job descriptions and personnel‑cost estimates before final budget decisions and to coordinate the reclassification with the city administrator’s compensation review.
