Hartville council OKs cost-of-living hike for village employees
Brian Lisik
Highlights of Hartville Village Council meeting of June 1:
KEY ACTION – Approved a 1.8% salary increase for all village employees, based upon the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index.
DISCUSSION – Councilwoman Bev Green asked Fiscal Officer Scott Varney for details on the proposed salary increase. “(The ECI-based salary adjustment) is something we have been doing (and) it is in our financial plan,” Varney said. Green said council should “hold off” on approving the increase until the personnel committee has completed its salary survey of 12 neighboring communities in order to assess Hartville Village employees’ current salary and benefits package. Councilwoman Elizabeth Williams said that survey is not expected to be completed until August. “I’m not sure I want to wait that long (to approve) 1.8 percent,” Williams said. Councilman Jim Sullivan added that em