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Kiowa council assigns town administrator duties to police chief and approves $2 hourly raise
Summary
The council assigned Town Administrator duties to Chief of Police Jess Wilson and, after executive session, unanimously approved a $2-per-hour wage increase for Wilson.
At its Sept. 25 meeting, the Town of Kiowa voted to assign additional Town Administrator duties to Chief of Police Jess Wilson and later approved a $2-per-hour wage increase for Wilson following an executive session on personnel.
On a motion by Mayor D. Drake and seconded by Vice Mayor J. Ray, the council unanimously assigned the additional administrative duties to Jess Wilson. The council later entered executive session under Title 25 O.S. §307(B)(1) to discuss employment matters and reconvened in open session. After reconvening, the council voted unanimously to increase Jess Wilson’s hourly wage by $2.
The meeting record does not state Wilson’s prior hourly rate; the action specifies only the amount of the increase. The council also later considered pay raises, overtime and comp time during a separate executive-session item but took no action on that matter.
Why it matters: assigning administrative duties to a serving police chief consolidates responsibilities within a small-town administration and may affect workload, oversight and compensation. Council members recorded the personnel actions in open session after the executive-session discussion.
