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Whiteland council amends 2026 pay ordinance to set town manager salary at $95,000
Summary
Council approved an amendment to Ordinance 2025‑13 setting the Town Manager salary at $95,000 for 2026 after discussion about how the role’s past split position and HR duties should affect pay. The amendment passed 4–1 on a roll call vote.
Whiteland Town Council on Dec. 16 amended the 2026 salary ordinance to set the Town Manager’s salary at $95,000.
Town staff introduced Ordinance 2025‑13, the salary ordinance for 2026, and answered council questions about whether the Town Manager line should show a single fixed amount or a range tied to prior splits in the position and planned HR responsibilities. Carmen, the town staff member presenting the ordinance, explained that past arrangements split duties among multiple positions and that restoring a single manager salary required clarification of the position and its raises.
A councilmember moved to amend the ordinance to make the Town Manager salary a flat $95,000; the motion was seconded and the council approved the amendment by roll call, 4–1. During discussion, members reviewed the biweekly breakdown and asked staff to ensure payroll line‑items and budget language matched the amended salary.
Councilmembers also discussed that any further adjustments tied to added HR duties or a formal performance evaluation could be addressed later by amendment. Staff said the change will be reflected in the ordinance text and payroll calculations before final adoption.
The council did not take additional substantive action on other pay lines during that vote; the ordinance was moved forward with the $95,000 Town Manager figure and staff were instructed to reconcile related budget entries.
What’s next: staff will update the ordinance text and payroll figures and return with final ordinance language and any cleanup edits at a subsequent meeting.
