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Blufftown Council approves full-time promotion and pay increase for administrative director, and votes to pay bills
Summary
The council voted unanimously to convert Administrative Director Malia Collins' contract from 30 to 40 hours per week and raise her salary to $64,500 (retroactive to Oct. 10, 2025). The council also approved routine bill payments, including a $50,000 transfer to cover an initial parks contractor invoice.
The Blufftown Council unanimously approved a personnel and pay change for Administrative Director Malia Collins on Oct. 28, 2025, converting the position from an averaged 30-hour contract at $52,000 to a full-time 40-hour role at $64,500 annually, with pay backdated to Oct. 10, 2025.
A council member said Collins has taken on substantial grant management and administrative responsibilities — citing the playground grant and other large projects — and recommended the change to support those duties. "She is juggling grant management and project work that bring financial capital to the town," the council member said during the discussion. The proposer said administratively the change could be absorbed within the current personnel line item and would not, at present, require a formal budget amendment; council members agreed to revisit the budget if costs rise.
Council members also discussed ADA compliance work identified at a Utah League of Cities and Towns meeting, noting that the town will have further administrative work to ensure documents and processes meet accessibility deadlines. The council agreed that a full-time administrative director will help manage those tasks.
A motion to raise Collins' salary to $64,500 and make the role 40 hours per week (effective Oct. 10, 2025) was moved, seconded and approved unanimously.
On the same agenda, the council reviewed and approved the accounts payable packet and an internal transfer. The packet included a $50,000 transfer from PTRF to general checking to cover the initial $41,883.75 payment to Garrett Parks and Play (the contractor for the parks project), a cemetery survey retainer, September legal fees, community center maintenance charges, and $653.80 in public notices. A council member moved to pay the bills and the motion passed unanimously.
Council members discussed logistics for onboarding the newly appointed council member and other routine matters before adjourning.
