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Cridersville council approves 3% police raises, mixed vote on fiscal officer pay
Summary
Following executive session, council approved a 3% raise for all police officers (excluding a recent hire) and authorized the administrator to give staff raises up to 3.5%; a separate 3% raise for the fiscal officer passed on a split vote with one abstention.
After an executive session on personnel matters the Village of Cridersville council voted on Dec. 9 to adjust employee pay.
Council approved a 3% raise for all police officers, excluding officer John Chiles because he was hired in October; the motion also authorized the Village Administrator to award village staff raises up to 3.5%, with an average across employees of roughly 3%. The motion to raise police pay was made by Dylan Lauck, seconded by Eric West, and passed 6-0. Raises were set to begin with the first payroll of 2025.
Council then considered a separate motion to give Fiscal Officer Taylor West a 3% raise starting with the first payroll of 2025. Stacey Cook moved the motion, Joe Bailey seconded it, and the measure passed with a split vote: three in favor, two opposed (Dylan Lauck and Dorance Thompson), and one abstention (Eric West). The meeting minutes record the vote as “Motion passed 3-2 with Lauck and Thompson voting no and Council Member West abstaining.”
Council members said the raises follow a review of department and village finances during the year and will be reflected in 2025 payroll. The Village Administrator has discretion to implement raises up to the authorized 3.5% ceiling for non-police staff.
