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Onley Council adopts police pay scale, approves IT and audit contracts and hires part-time staff; pauses traffic-enforcement overtime
Summary
Onley Town Council on April 6 adopted a police pay scale and a holiday bonus policy, approved a three-year IT contract and a $11,000 audit engagement, authorized hiring a part-time town employee, and voted to pause the traffic-enforcement overtime program pending a spending and revenue report.
On April 6 the Onley Town Council approved several administrative measures aimed at organizing personnel pay and town services while pausing a traffic-enforcement pilot program pending a financial review.
Council voted unanimously to adopt a Police Department pay scale after Councilman Jason Campbell presented the proposal. Campbell moved adoption; Daniel Bloxom seconded. The recorded roll-call vote was unanimous and the motion passed.
The council also approved a Holiday Bonus Policy intended to standardize year-end payments to staff. Bill Ferguson moved the policy and Bloxom seconded; the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
Council accepted Robinson Farmer Cox Associates' bid of $11,000 to perform the town's 2024–25 annual audit. Jason Campbell moved to accept the bid; Rodney Lang seconded. Council members approved the engagement by roll call.
Separately, the council approved a three-year IT services contract with IT Partners at $892 per month. Town Manager Jamye Salazar told council the rate is lower than the town's current provider and that the larger company has committed to improved service. The motion to accept the IT Partners proposal was made by Jason Campbell and seconded by Daniel Bloxom; the motion passed on roll call.
On personnel matters, council authorized hiring a part-time town office employee at 20–25 hours per week with a pay range of $16–$18 per hour (motion by Jason Campbell, seconded by Bill Ferguson). Council also approved allowing Councilman Jason Campbell to take the Virginia Association of Zoning Officials (VAZO) training and exam at his own expense, with the town acting as sponsor for the exam registration (motion by Daniel Bloxom, seconded by Bill Ferguson; Campbell abstained on that vote).
One operational motion altered ongoing police activity: Council voted to pause the town's 100-hour Traffic Enforcement Overtime Program until staff supplies a progress report detailing what has been spent and any revenue generated. Campbell moved the pause and Brian Corbin seconded; the motion passed unanimously. Chief E.J. Long told council a new officer, Zack Pieper, will start on April 7 and that Officer Anderson began paternity leave.
Other administrative items approved included spending $1,664.60 from a previously awarded litter grant (motion by Jason Campbell, seconded by Bill Ferguson) and a directive to research purchase options for a timecard/timeclock system (motion by Brian Corbin, seconded by Rodney Lang). The timeclock motion specified purchases under $1,000 may proceed; items above that threshold must return to council for approval.
Council members and staff said these measures are intended to create clearer personnel guidelines, reduce ad-hoc practice, and improve tracking of program expenses as the town develops its 2026–27 proposed budget. Council scheduled a budget workshop for April 22 to finalize some of these items.
