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Council amends police pay ordinance to set traffic-enforcement overtime at $75/hour and clarify specialty pay
Summary
Ordinance 1842-C, introduced and adopted at the same meeting, adds a Traffic Safety Education and Enforcement subsection (overtime fixed at $75/hour) and updates specialty-pay line items (Range Officers, Rifle Qualifiers, FTOs and instructors paid $75 monthly when applicable).
The Highland Town Council unanimously approved Ordinance 1842‑C on April 13, 2026, amending the municipal wage-and-salary ordinance to add a Traffic Safety Education and Enforcement subsection and to clarify and revise specialty‑pay provisions for police personnel.
Key changes adopted by Ordinance 1842‑C include: - Traffic Safety Education and Enforcement overtime is fixed at $75 per hour when officers volunteer for approved traffic-safety assignments in excess of scheduled hours. - Specialty monthly stipends of $75 were established or clarified for categories that include Range Officers, Rifle Qualifiers, Field Training Officers, the VIPS coordinator and designated topic instructors; month-by-month eligibility rules are specified (for example, range instructors are paid May–October; rifle qualifiers are paid in March/April; other stipends are month-specific when duties are performed).
Council procedure: The ordinance was introduced and advanced at the same meeting (Councilor Doug Turich moved for immediate consideration; Councilor Philip Scheeringa seconded). The council then voted to adopt the ordinance by roll-call, meeting the two‑thirds threshold required to enact an ordinance on the day of introduction. The ordinance updates language at Section 10 (Metropolitan Police Department) and amends specialty-pay subsections and related purchasing/execution provisions.
Why it matters: The ordinance standardizes a paid-detail rate for traffic-safety efforts and clarifies recurring specialty stipends for officers who perform additional duties. The update is administrative in nature but affects scheduling, budgeting and officer compensation when traffic-enforcement details are staffed.
Next steps: The Clerk‑Treasurer and police payroll will implement the changes; departments will apply the month-specific rules for range instructors and qualifiers. The ordinance takes effect as specified in the adopting language and will appear in the Town’s compensation ordinance updates.
