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Lyons council adopts temporary wage freeze after February energy emergency
Summary
Citing excessive expenses from an extreme winter weather-related energy crisis in February, the council approved a temporary wage freeze to be revisited in three months; the motion passed unanimously.
City Administrator Chad Buckley asked the council to approve a temporary wage freeze, citing the February energy crisis and its impact on city expenses and purchases of gas for citizens. Councilman Marshall Christmann moved for the wage freeze with Councilman Larry Walker seconding; the motion passed 7-0, and the council agreed to revisit the measure in three months.
The minutes record that members vocalized "aye" when the motion passed. The wage freeze was described as a temporary administrative measure intended to limit payroll costs while the city addresses extraordinary costs tied to last winter's weather; the council did not adopt specific salary reductions at the meeting, and directed periodic review of the freeze.
