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Council approves higher after-hours fee, holiday overtime pay and vendor contracts; authorizes vest grant application
Summary
Council approved several operational items: overtime pay at time-and-a-half for emergency personnel working holidays, raised the emergency after-hours water turn-off fee from $60 to $100, selected vendors for credit-card processing and fire training, and authorized a grant application for four protective vests with a 25% village match.
Councilors on March 3 approved multiple operational measures aimed at personnel compensation, equipment and vendor management.
Rules committee chair Kim St. Clair reported that the committee recommended paying time-and-a-half to fire, EMS and police employees scheduled to work holidays. The council approved the motion. St. Clair also presented a motion to raise the emergency after-hours water turn-off fee from $60 to $100; that motion passed on a recorded vote.
On finance matters, Paul Lowe said the Finance Committee selected Software Solutions to handle credit-card processing at the utility window and Vector Solutions to manage fire-department training. The council voted to proceed with those vendors. The council also authorized submission of a grant application for four ballistic vests; the minutes record the grant would cover $3,940 and requires a 25% village match of $1,313.50.
Council approved a modest increase in uniform allowances: part-time police and assistant fire chief positions to receive $350 per year and the fire chief to receive $600 per year. The minutes show motions and seconding for each item with recorded votes; the motions were carried as presented.
Why it matters: the increases affect operating costs (higher after-hours fees shift more cost to callers; overtime pay increases labor expense). The grant for vests reduces village capital outlay if obtained, but requires a local match. Vendor selections centralize payment processing and training administration.
Next steps: staff will proceed with vendor agreements, submit the vest grant application, and the finance committee will address wage adjustments for grant support work noted in the minutes.
