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Highland Lake work session lists office-hours, pay-rate resolutions and introduces three committee ordinances
Summary
At a Jan. 6 work session, the Town of Highland Lake listed a resolution to change Town Hall Saturday hours, proposed a minimum starting pay resolution, introduced ordinances to create road, lake preservation and public-safety committees, and reviewed boat decal and dock requests; no recorded votes were noted.
Mayor Gail Bailey called the Town of Highland Lake work session to order at 6:03 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2026, with council members Wes Faulkner, Bobby Rhodes, Carl Randall, Anne Rilling and Ramzi Malek present and Town Clerk Mary Ann Allen, Police Chief Scott Kon and Building Inspector Tim Moore listed as other attendees.
The council placed Resolution HL-2026-R-01 on the agenda to adjust Town Hall Saturday hours: the office will not open on Saturdays in April and will be open Saturdays in May from 9 a.m. to noon. The agenda also listed Resolution HL-2026-R-02, described as establishing a minimum starting pay for town employees; the transcript records the resolution title but does not specify the dollar amounts or show a vote.
Council members also recorded an amendment to Ordinance HL-2025-O-11 regarding the sales and use tax, noting that language intended to rescind prior ordinances (HL-2020-07 and related amendments) was omitted when the ordinance passed on Nov. 3, 2025. The council introduced three organizational ordinances: HL-2026-O-01 to establish a Road Committee, HL-2026-O-02 to create a Lake Preservation Committee and HL-2026-O-03 to form a Public Safety Committee; each ordinance description states the committee will develop a five-year plan and include two council members. The transcript indicates these ordinances were introduced for clarity and reorganization of wording; no formal vote or adoption is recorded.
Under other business the council noted procurement of boat decals from Sign Source, described as a dark-yellow square with black lettering. Two dock requests were listed: Ed Emerson needs to replace older boards on his dock, and Todd Barlock requested installation of four pilings to secure jet-ski floats and the addition of a closet with a door under the dock stairs for storage. The transcript records the requests but does not document approvals, conditions, permitting details, or votes on the items.
The meeting adjourned at 6:21 p.m.; minutes were submitted by Town Clerk Mary Ann Allen and signed by Mayor Gail Bailey.
Why it matters: changes to Town Hall hours affect resident access to municipal services and the pay-rate resolution would set minimums for town employees; the committee ordinances set a structure for multi-year planning on roads, lake preservation and public safety that could shape future policy and budgets.
