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Waynesville council adopts emergency ordinance granting bonuses to two staff members
Summary
The Waynesville Village Council unanimously waived rules and adopted Ordinance No. 2026-001, awarding additional bonus compensation to Ashley Richardson and Finance Director/Clerk Jamie Morley under an emergency declaration.
The Village of Waynesville Village Council on Jan. 20 unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 2026-001, providing additional bonus compensation to Ashley Richardson and Finance Director and Clerk of Council Jamie Morley.
Council first voted to waive the two-reading rule on the ordinance after a motion from Mr. Troy Lauffer and a second from Mr. Zack Gallagher; the waiver passed on a 6-0 roll call. Mrs. Connie Miller then moved to adopt the ordinance as an emergency and Mr. Gallagher seconded; the motion passed on a 6-0 roll call, formally enacting the bonus payments immediately.
The ordinance was introduced under the meeting's legislation section; the transcript records the motions to waive and to adopt and the subsequent roll-call tallies but does not specify the dollar amounts being granted in the ordinance text provided. The ordinance is listed as Ordinance No. 2026-001 and names Ashley Richardson and Jamie Morley as recipients.
Council did not record debate or public comment on the item in the minutes provided. The next procedural step for this emergency ordinance will be incorporation into payroll and any required financial reporting by the finance department.
The meeting adjourned at 7:57 p.m.
