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Resident tells board DPW is understaffed, asks for benefit cost details and pay changes
Summary
Tony Hettenhaus told trustees the public works crew appears understaffed, said some DPW work is falling behind, and requested a copy of employee benefit costs while urging higher starting pay and earlier step increases.
Tony Hettenhaus spoke during the citizens participation portion of the meeting, voicing concerns that the public works crew appears understaffed and that some work normally completed by the Department of Public Works is falling behind. He said he had a copy of wages and asked to receive a copy of the cost of benefits for employees. Hettenhaus argued that starting pay was too low and that step increases should come sooner.
The minutes record Hettenhaus’s request for benefit-cost information but do not record a direct response or commitment to provide the requested documentation. The concern about staffing was recorded in the minutes without additional data on current DPW head count, workload metrics or budget implications.
