The Knox City Council approved a few changes to the city’s 2017 salary ordinance Tuesday. One of those was a new title and slight pay raise for one member of the police department, according to Mayor Dennis Estok. “Instead of a patrolman, it went up to a detective, and there was a $500 increase in pay from patrolman,” Estok explained.
Additionally, the Knox Planning Commission has opted to hire a non-member to serve as its secretary, so a separate position had to be added to the salary ordinance, although there’s no change in pay.
The amendment also clarified the building inspector/planning administrator/ordinance violation officer position. Estok said the hours for each part of the job were updated to better reflect actual workloads.
The mayor also pointed out that members of the various city boards are now paid on a per-meeting basis. “The only reason we went that way with the salary ordinance is because – not all of them, but some of the boards – the attendance was really poor,” he said. “I know the county – that’s how theirs are.”
During Tuesday’s meeting, several members were appointed to various boards and commissions. The Knox City Council also approved various transfers to close out the 2016 budget.
