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Fort Branch names council president, town attorney and marshal; approves personnel, ordinance and benefit changes
Summary
The council elected Scott as 2026 council president, appointed Sandra Hicks as town attorney and Daryl Parker as town marshal, changed its regular meeting schedule, approved ordinances and a health-insurance package, and set employee-evaluation dates.
At its Jan. 15 meeting, the Fort Branch Town Council made several administrative and personnel decisions. Council members unanimously elected Scott (referred to as Scotty in discussion) as town council president for 2026, nominated Sandra Hicks as town attorney and confirmed Daryl (Darl) Parker as town marshal.
The council also voted to change the regular meeting schedule to the third Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. and scheduled employee evaluations for Thursday, Jan. 8 (starting at 5:00 p.m.). Council approved Ordinance 2025-6 (a cross-connection ordinance amending Ordinance 2007-2) and adopted Ordinance 2025-7 concerning salary adjustments that include a possible 3% increase and stipends for certified water and sewer operators ($2,500 for water operators and $3,000 for sewer operators as presented).
On employee benefits, staff presented three health-insurance quotes; the council accepted the Anthem Gold/Health Sync option as recommended, with the quoted premium amount presented at the meeting. The council also voted to increase the HSA out-of-pocket maximum to $7,000 for plan year 2026.
The council passed a resolution to encumber 2025 funds so that open 2025 invoices can be paid in 2026, approved the treasurer's bond filing and Stacy Alers' expense report.
Next steps: staff will finalize insurance enrollment, update official signatory designations to reflect the new council president and complete administrative paperwork for appointed officers.
