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South Amherst council adopts emergency ordinance on FLSA compliance and fire department compensation
Summary
At its April 20 meeting the Village of South Amherst council unanimously approved Ordinance No. 1856-26 as an emergency to establish Fair Labor Standards Act compliance policies, position classifications and a fire department compensation structure; the motion was moved by Councilmember Robb Koscho and seconded by Councilmember David Troike.
The Village of South Amherst council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 1856-26 as an emergency during its April 20, 2026 regular meeting.
Councilmember Robb Koscho moved to approve the ordinance "establishing Fair Labor Standards Act compliance policies, position classifications, and fire department compensation structures," and Councilmember David Troike seconded. Councilmembers Michele Jeffers, Robb Koscho, Mark Leshinski, Jeanne Maschari (Council Pro Tempore), Anthony Savage and David Troike all voted yes and the motion carried.
The ordinance, as described in the meeting minutes, aims to bring the village into compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and to set position classifications and pay structures for the village fire department. The minutes record adoption of the ordinance as an emergency, which typically makes the measure effective immediately under village rules; the minutes do not specify an explicit effective-on date beyond declaring the ordinance an emergency.
The council recorded no debate, amendments, or detailed financial figures in the minutes for this item. The motion to adopt the ordinance was procedural in the meeting record and passed by unanimous roll-call vote. The meeting minutes list the motion’s mover as Councilmember Robb Koscho and the seconder as Councilmember David Troike.
The council convened at 6:30 p.m. and adjourned at 6:33 p.m.; no further details about implementation steps, department responsibilities, or budgetary impacts appear in the minutes.
