Kewaskum committee recommends renaming wastewater supervisor role to WWTP director, ties pay language to intergovernmental work

Kewaskum — The Village of Kewaskum Administrative Committee on June 15 voted to recommend the village board adopt a revised wastewater treatment plant job description that changes the current wastewater supervisor title to "WWTP director" and includes compensation language tied to intergovernmental work with neighboring Campbellport.

The committee heard that the change is intended to better reflect the position's duties when interacting with engineers and external developers and to formalize pay for work performed on behalf of other municipalities. "It adds a little more weight when ... he spends a lot of time with engineers and other outside developers," said Ben, a village staff member who presented the draft description. Ben also said the document includes a provision that would allow the village to receive compensation when the director performs work for another community under a cooperative agreement rather than having the individual privately bill for the work.

Bill, a village staff member, recommended approval but asked that final action be contingent on attorney review. "The staff is recommending approval with final approvals from the attorney," Bill said. Committee members indicated support for the approach as a way to help neighboring communities while preserving the village's priority for local service.

According to discussion at the meeting, the compensation element is expected to be covered through the cooperative arrangement with Campbellport, which is pursuing an innovation grant to support the intergovernmental agreement. Presenters said the village utility will retain the ability to collect additional revenue under the agreement and that salary costs for the position would represent only a small portion of any payments received under the IGA.

The motion to recommend the job description to the village board was made and seconded; committee members approved the recommendation by voice vote. Individual roll-call vote tallies were not specified in the meeting record. The committee noted that the final document will be reviewed by the village attorney before the village board considers formal adoption.