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Eldridge board approves electric superintendent and line‑foreman pay and job descriptions
Summary
The board approved written job descriptions and set base wages at $115,000 for the electric superintendent (Colin, who has been performing the role) and $100,000 for the line foreman; the foreman remains hourly and eligible for overtime.
The Eldridge Electric & Water Utility Board voted to adopt electric department job descriptions and base wages after discussion about duties, overtime and comparables.
Colin, who the board acknowledged has been performing superintendent duties in a salaried capacity for roughly 16–18 months, participated in the discussion about the distinction between planning/management responsibilities and field leadership. Board members described the superintendent role as planning capital and daily operations while the line foreman is primarily crew‑based and handles onsite leadership.
The board approved a base wage of $115,000 annually for the electric superintendent and $100,000 annually for the line foreman. The foreman position will remain hourly and continue to receive overtime pay when applicable; the superintendent role is salaried and generally exempt from overtime except for catastrophic events.
Why it matters: approving job descriptions and pay sets expectations for leadership responsibilities, clarifies overtime eligibility, and establishes a compensation framework the city can use when recruiting or regularizing internal staff.
