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Rothsay council approves $3-an-hour wage increase for six employees, effective Jan. 1, 2025
Summary
At a special meeting Aug. 7, 2024, the Rothsay City Council approved $3.00-per-hour wage increases for six named employees to take effect Jan. 1, 2025. The motion was moved by Council Member Darrell Tollefson, seconded by Nathan Ziegler, and recorded as "carried"; the minutes do not record a vote tally.
The Rothsay City Council approved $3.00-per-hour wage increases for six named employees at a special meeting on Aug. 7, 2024, the city’s minutes show.
The motion to approve the raises was made by Council Member Darrell Tollefson and seconded by Council Member Nathan Ziegler; the minutes record the motion as "carried" but do not include a roll-call or vote tally. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Joe Tillman at 6:00 p.m. at Rothsay City Hall.
The minutes list the employees and the terms approved: Jordan Barry, Eric Larson, Kacey Watterud, Gene Nord, Kellie Barry and Amanda Kuschel each to receive a $3.00-per-hour increase beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The document does not specify job titles, departments, or budgetary sources for the raises.
No ordinances, statutes, or other legal authorities are cited in the minutes in relation to the wage action. The minutes are labeled "APPROVED MINUTES" and were signed "Respectfully submitted by, Amanda Kuschel, City Clerk/Treasurer." The meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m. after a motion by Tollefson, seconded by Balken.
The minutes do not record individual vote counts or mayoral vote; they record only that the motion was "carried." Additional fiscal or staffing details were not provided in the minutes and would require follow-up with city staff for budgetary source and position assignments.
