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Blufftown Council approves 40-hour workweek and raise for administrative director Malia Collins
Summary
The council unanimously approved converting administrative director Malia Collins’ contract from 30 to 40 hours a week and raising her salary from $52,000 to $64,500, with pay retroactive to Oct. 10, 2025, citing grant management and ADA workload.
The Blufftown Council voted unanimously on Oct. 28, 2025, to convert the administrative director position held by Malia Collins to full time and to raise her annual salary to $64,500, with the change to a 40-hour workweek effective Oct. 10, 2025.
Staff presented the proposal, noting Collins’ responsibilities include administration, grant management (including a playground grant) and support on the CCC and other projects. Speaker 5 told the council Collins had been hired on a 30-hour-a-week contract at $52,000 and that the council could absorb the increase within the current administrative budget line without an immediate budget amendment.
Council discussion referenced an expanded workload tied to forthcoming projects and ADA compliance obligations. A councilmember noted an ADA-related compliance timeline discussed at a conference and recalled a compliance date of April 26, 2027; that date was stated as a participant recollection in the meeting and not independently verified in the transcript.
Speaker 6 moved to increase Collins’ salary to $64,500 and set the position to a 40-hour workweek starting Oct. 10, 2025; Speaker 1 seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Council members discussed backdating the pay to the previous pay period; the approved motion included that backdate. Staff jokes about pet food and landscaping followed the vote.
The council noted that if future budget pressures materialize they would consider a budget amendment; for now, staff said the administrative budget line can absorb the change.
