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Edwardsport council approves 2026 salary ordinance and one-time staff bonuses
Summary
The council accepted a 2026 salary ordinance with no changes, retained the council president for 2026, and approved year-end performance bonuses for four staff members, directing payroll to issue a special run before Christmas.
Edwardsport council members voted to adopt the town's 2026 salary ordinance with no substantive changes and approved year-end performance bonuses for multiple staff members, with payroll instructed to run a special pay cycle so bonuses could be disbursed before Christmas.
The clerk presented the salary ordinance and confirmed it implemented state holiday pay; council members said there were no changes to the pay tables. A motion to accept the ordinance was seconded and approved by voice vote during the meeting.
On personnel recognition, a council member proposed performance bonuses for Patty, Earl, Danny and Matt "because of the work they've done this year." The council agreed and authorized a special payroll run; the clerk said she could process the payments by the following Friday if members confirmed. As one council member put it, "That's the least we can do is say thank you for everything you do for us." The motion to award bonuses was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
For internal governance, the council moved to keep Keith as council president for 2026; the motion was seconded and approved. The council also confirmed its SIBC representative for another term.
The session included no detailed roll-call vote tallies in the record; motions were handled by voice vote and recorded as approved. The council did not adopt additional compensation policy changes beyond the one-time bonuses and the agreed salary ordinance.
