Councilors discuss adding fourth highway worker and CDL requirement
Summary
Committee members discussed adding a fourth highway department employee for safety reasons, requested a long-range budget plan, and suggested the new hire hold a Class A CDL; Councilor Schnaars asked the item be placed on the next Council agenda.
Councilors discussed potential staffing increases in the Highway Department, Water, and Sewer divisions, and the committee requested that a long-range budget plan be developed. Councilor David Schnaars proposed hiring a fourth highway employee this summer for safety reasons and asked that the hiring plan be included on the next regular Council agenda.
Councilor Kevin Steckel suggested the proposed hire possess a Class A commercial driver's license (CDL). The committee did not authorize a hire at the workshop but directed staff and Council leadership to include staffing scenarios and associated costs when the Council considers the 2026 budget.
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