Committee rejects retroactive pay for self-terminated employees in split vote
Jul 8, 2026
A motion to approve retro pay for self-terminated employees failed on a 3–4 roll-call vote; Members Wachtel, May and Bumann voted in favor while Members Breeden, Jones, Dobbels and Thompson opposed. No debate details were recorded in the minutes.
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Member Bob Wachtel moved that the committee approve retroactive pay for employees who had self-terminated; Member Dave Dobbels seconded. The motion was decided by roll call: Members Wachtel, Chair Jan May and Shannon Bumann voted in favor; Members Kippy Breeden, Marshall Jones, Dave Dobbels and Jim Thompson voted against the motion, and it failed.
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