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Enon council approves ARP premium pay for municipal employees
Summary
The Village of Enon council on March 22 approved distributions from American Rescue Plan funds to provide premium pay to municipal employees, with higher one-time amounts for full-time police officers and payments for public-facing water and street staff; routine minutes and committee minutes were also approved.
The Village of Enon council on March 22 approved one-time premium-pay payments from American Rescue Plan funds for municipal employees, allocating higher amounts for full-time police officers and additional compensation for staff with public-facing duties. Rick Hanna, President of Council, moved the proposal; Jeremy Whitacre seconded it and the motion carried by recorded vote.
Council members agreed to the following payments from ARP funds as presented by Hanna: full-time administrative staff — $750 for 2020 and $750 for 2021; part-time administrative staff — $750 total; water and street full-time staff — $750 for 2020, $750 for 2021 and an additional $750 for employees whose duties involved direct public contact; full-time police officers — $1,500 for 2020 and $1,500 for 2021; part-time police officers — $500 for 2020 and $500 for 2021. "I am open to other suggestions but that would be my motion at this point," Hanna said when he presented the plan.
The council discussed the plan during new business following administrative updates about grants, equipment sales and local paving. A visitor, Chuck Waszczak, asked whether employees who are no longer employed by the village but worked during the eligible period would also qualify for the premium pay; the minutes record the question but do not record a definitive ruling or follow-up on eligibility.
Votes at a glance: Premium-pay distribution (motion by Rick Hanna; second Jeremy Whitacre) — Approved. Recorded votes: Brenda Sweet — Yes; Rick Hanna — Yes; Dave Babcock — Yes; Ben Beair — Yes; Jeremy Whitacre — Yes; Paul Avery — Absent. Motion to excuse Paul Avery from the meeting (motion by Rick Hanna; second Ben Beair) — Approved (same recorded affirmative votes; Avery absent). Approval of March 8, 2022 minutes (motion by Brenda Sweet; second Jeremy Whitacre) — Approved by recorded vote. Approval of Parks & Beautification meeting minutes (motion by Rick Hanna; second Ben Beair) — Approved by recorded vote.
The meeting also included routine administrative reports: the administrator said street-sweeping quotes were pending, an AARP grant had been submitted, a meeting with Shelby Engle of CMT was set to discuss wastewater lines, and the village had not received a wastewater grant through the Department of Defense. The police chief reported the dispatch contract requires council signature, presented the 2021 annual report, and said body-worn cameras had been ordered through Axon. The council adjourned following the premium-pay motion.
The minutes are attested by Mayor Timothy Howard and show Rick Hanna as president of council; the record does not specify next steps for implementing the payments (for example, payroll timing or exact eligibility for former employees).
