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Denton board approves pay increases for municipal employees

Village of Denton Board of Trustees · September 25, 2025
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Summary

The Village of Denton approved raises: $5/hour for Ross Blackledge, $1.52/hour for Jake Baker, a 4% across-the-board wage increase, and a 4% increase to the insurance stipend for Clerk-Treasurer Charlotte Te Brink and Ross Blackledge (new stipend: $388.23 per pay period), effective first payroll in October.

Trustee Doug Rosekrans moved and Trustee Amanda Fangmeier seconded a personnel compensation package that the board approved unanimously. The package includes a $5.00 hourly increase for employee Ross Blackledge, a $1.52 hourly increase for employee Jake Baker, and a 4% wage increase for all employees.

The motion also raises the insurance stipend for Clerk-Treasurer Charlotte Te Brink and for Ross Blackledge by 4%; the new stipend amount listed in the record is $388.23 per pay period. Board minutes record the increases will take effect with the first payroll in October. The vote was carried by trustees present; one trustee was absent.