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Trenton council adopts ordinance requiring majority-council approval for hiring and terminations
Summary
After reading an ordinance in full, the council voted to require that hiring and termination of town employees be approved by a majority of the Trenton Town Council, with listed exemptions for elected officials, short-term seasonal workers, contractors and employees under a legal personnel system.
The Trenton Town Council read and adopted an ordinance intended to centralize hiring and termination authority with the council.
Speaker 7 read the ordinance aloud, including the purpose line: "The purpose of this ordinance is to require that all hiring and termination of town employees occur only by majority vote of the Trenton Town Council." The ordinance includes definitions for "employee," "hiring," "termination," and "majority vote," enumerates exemptions (elected officials, temporary/seasonal workers under 90 days, independent contractors and employees subject to an established personnel system) and specifies that the ordinance takes effect upon publication.
Council members asked clarifying questions about whether wages or hiring procedures could be included; Speaker 2 noted the state has regulations about wages and recommended any wage language be carefully considered.
Speaker 4 made a motion to approve the ordinance and Speaker 5 seconded; the transcript indicates the council proceeded with the motion and discussion consistent with adoption. The meeting record does not include a full roll-call tally in the excerpted transcript, but meeting speakers indicated assent during the vote call.
Next steps: the ordinance will be posted or published as required by Utah code and staff will implement the updated hiring and termination process consistent with the ordinance text.
