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Albany council approves new full-time officer, pay increases and personnel policy update
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting, the Albany council hired a full‑time police officer retroactive to Sept. 22, approved pay increases for a water employee and a certification-based raise for maintenance staff, and approved routine minutes and financials.
The Albany town council on Oct. 13 voted unanimously to hire a full-time police officer, approved personnel pay increases and adopted a certification-based pay policy for new maintenance employees, the council said.
The council approved hiring Blake Erdey as a full-time police officer, with the hiring made retroactive to Sept. 22, 2025. The motion was made by Councilman Gerald Stilley and seconded by Councilman Jerry Glascock; the vote was recorded as four yeas, none opposed, with Councilmember K. Stewart absent.
Council members also approved routine administrative items. Councilman Jerry Glascock moved approval of the September 2025 meeting minutes; Councilman Don Onofry seconded and the motion passed by the same 4–0 margin with one member absent. The council likewise approved the September 2025 financial report on a 4–0 vote after a motion by Onofry and a second by Councilman John Thomas.
Chief Boyd Wild delivered the police department’s monthly report, summarizing calls for service in September and discussing state appropriation funds related to the department. The council did not provide a funding amount during the meeting; the appropriation amount was not specified in the report.
On personnel matters, the council voted to give Woody Watts a $4-per-hour raise to reflect his recent certifications in Water Production and Water Distribution Levels 1 and 2. Councilman Gerald Stilley moved the raise and Councilman Don Onofry seconded; the motion carried 4–0 with K. Stewart absent. The council also voted to add to the employee handbook a policy granting new maintenance employees a $1 hourly raise for each certification they earn; that motion was introduced by Councilman Jerry Glascock and seconded by Councilman Don Onofry and passed by the same margin.
Earlier on the agenda, Trapper Kinchen and Ross Kinchen told the council about two community events: the Kinchen Group’s annual bake sale on Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. to noon, and a KIWANA club breakfast scheduled for Oct. 25 at 8 a.m. at Carter Plantation.
Mayor Eileen Bates-McCarroll delivered a brief update on the Highway 43 sewer project and on annexation; the meeting record does not include specific timelines or budget figures for either item. The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
Meeting actions recorded in the minutes included approvals of minutes and financials, the hire of a police officer, pay changes for maintenance and water staff, and adoption of the certification pay policy for new maintenance hires.
