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Board approves pay steps, delays front‑desk raise and records dissent on CEO increase

Village Board (Village of Kinderhook) · April 15, 2025
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Summary

Trustees approved a range of 3% payroll increases for listed positions, delayed a front‑desk raise until after one year of service, and recorded a 'nay' from Trustee Wildermuth on a 3% increase for the CEO position.

The board resolved several personnel compensation items affecting village staff. Clerk/Treasurer Nicole H. Heeder outlined the positions proposed for a 3% payroll increase if approved; the list included administrative, public works, court, and elections roles.

Trustee Astrid Montagano moved to keep the front-end desk position at the current minimum wage until one year of service is completed, at which point that position would receive a 3% raise; Mayor Dorene Weir seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Trustee Susan Patterson then moved that the CEO position receive the same 3% increase as the other listed employees; Mayor Weir seconded. The roll call for that motion recorded Weir, Patterson and Montagano voting "aye" and Trustee Joseph Wildermuth voting "nay." The minutes record the subsequent motions to adopt the tentative budget (which incorporated these pay decisions) as passing.

The minutes do not define the acronym "CEO" or provide the incumbent's name; the clerk asked for clarification on whether the previously proposed 3% increase applied to the CEO. The record shows the board took discrete votes on the front-desk compensation schedule and on whether the CEO would receive the 3% increase.