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Etna Green council approves wastewater adjustments, green-lights electric-rate review and pays 40 hours of comp time
Summary
At a short Etna Green Town Council meeting, members approved $894 in wastewater billing adjustments, authorized a contract to review town electric rates, and approved a 40-hour comp-time payout for an employee; members also clarified executive-session limits and received a park-project update.
The Etna Green Town Council approved a set of administrative actions Tuesday, including wastewater billing adjustments totaling $894, authorization to hire a firm to review the town's electric rates and an immediate payout of 40 hours of accrued comp time to an employee.
The meeting opened with a proposal to accept four wastewater adjustments "for a total of $894," described as corrections related to water leaks and frozen pipes at a trailer park. A council member moved to accept the adjustments and the motion was approved by voice vote.
The council then considered a contract to review the town's electric rates. A council member said the town's electric-rate analysis was more than five years old and recommended hiring a consultant to "go through and make sure that we're charging the right rates" so the town does not fall behind. The council voted to accept the contract and authorize signing.
On personnel matters the council moved to pay Richard 40 hours of accrued comp time. The motion was made and seconded; members voted in favor by voice. "I'm going to make a motion that we pay Richard for 40 hours of his comp time, his overtime," the mover said during the discussion.
Council members also discussed the limits of executive sessions for personnel matters. Nick, a committee member who addressed the meeting, said that "if the executive session is being arranged to schedule to talk about compensation for one employee, I think that's permitted under the statute that authorizes the holding of an executive session. If the plan is just to talk about multiple employees or multiple elected officials, then I don't think it would be permissible to do an executive session there." The council agreed to coordinate any executive-session scheduling and follow up by email; no salary decision for other employees was made in the meeting.
Richard, a staff member, briefed the council on park work and facility maintenance: "phase two has started" and crews are expected to begin trenching for the lights around the loop next month. He said he will reach out to the Lions Club about removing a deteriorating softball diamond and suggested permanently setting the home plate in concrete as part of phase three.
Members also highlighted a new trash-and-recycling calendar prepared by a staff member and noted ongoing efforts to address winter-related utility maintenance, such as pipe insulation and heat-taping to prevent freezes. The meeting closed after a motion to adjourn passed by voice vote.
Next steps: staff will proceed with the approved contract and adjustments, coordinate the executive-session schedule via email, and continue planning for park phase-three work; no further votes were recorded at this meeting.
