Council sets 2026 committees and approves several pay increases
Summary
Council published committee rosters for 2026 and approved pay adjustments: laborer new hires to start at $16/hour, current laborers retained with a motion raising pay to $18/hour; water operator and meter reader pay raised to $18/hour; secretary salary set to $2,000/month; auditor pay raised to $550/year.
Council finalized 2026 committee assignments—Water, Street, Maintenance, Technology, Safety, Outdoor Display and others—and appointed membership as listed in the minutes. Ryan Bierly was named Road Master and committee rosters were entered into the record.
On compensation, the council debated laborer pay. The minutes record a carried motion to raise current laborers to $18.00 per hour while directing new hires to start at $16.00 per hour. The truck operator rate was left unchanged. Council also voted to raise the hourly rate for the water operator and for the water meter reader/rent collector to $18.00 per hour, set the secretary/treasurer salary to $2,000.00 per month, and increased auditors’ annual pay to $550. The motions were recorded as carried in the minutes.
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