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Middletown hires Ball State student as webmaster; council approves several personnel measures
Summary
Middletown Council voted Nov. 4 to hire Ball State student Tyler Shannon as the town webmaster at $7.25/hour, approved pay-grade and part-time hires for street-department staff, and recorded action on a 2026 salary ordinance.
Middletown’s Town Council voted Nov. 4 to hire Tyler Shannon, a Ball State University student, as the town’s new webmaster and approved multiple personnel actions.
Council member Dan moved to hire Tyler Shannon; Gary Kendal seconded and the motion passed 5-0. The council set Shannon’s pay at $7.25 per hour. According to the motion, Shannon will work Mondays and Fridays, may work on site or remotely, and will be reimbursed for mileage at $0.67 per mile.
The council also approved street-department personnel changes later in the meeting. Carl requested hiring Kamden Creek as a part-time street-department employee at pay grade 4; Dan moved and Gary seconded, and the hire passed 5-0. Carl also requested moving Tad Brooks to pay grade 11; Dan moved and Jake seconded, and that change passed 5-0.
The 2026 salary ordinance was presented for the first time during the meeting. The transcript records Dan moving for it to pass and Jake seconding, with a 5-0 vote recorded; the council noted the ordinance will be presented at the next two meetings as part of its standard readings.
The meeting record does not specify the ordinance’s line-item changes or total fiscal impact. The council also approved the minutes of the previous meeting earlier in the session.
