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La Cygne council adopts merit stipend policy after debate; 3-1 vote
Summary
The La Cygne City Council approved Resolution #485 to adopt Administrative Policy #34 (Employee Merit Stipend) after debate over calculation language; the measure passed 3-1 with Council Member David Brenneman opposed.
The La Cygne City Council voted 3-1 on Dec. 3, 2025, to adopt Resolution #485, approving Administrative Policy #34 governing employee merit stipends. Police Chief Zachary Mathies reviewed modified language intended to standardize calculations for full-time and part-time employees.
Chief Mathies presented the policy wording to the council, saying the calculation would read: "Full-time employee’s current hourly wage, multiplied by 2,080 hours." Council discussion highlighted concerns about how dual-role employees and stipend-eligible duties would be treated; City Clerk Jodi Wade raised practical concerns about using total regular annual wages when employees hold multiple positions. Council Member Capp moved for approval; the motion passed with Brenneman voting no. The council did not record further changes to the adopted language during the meeting.
The council did not set an implementation date during the meeting; next steps noted during discussion included clerks and department heads reviewing job descriptions to ensure the calculation language aligns with existing pay structures.
