An amended salary ordinance passed on second reading and was adopted during Monday night’s North Judson Town Council meeting.
At the last meeting, Town Attorney Justin Schramm explained that the initial salary ordinance, which included a 3 percent raise for various department heads and the town council members, was adopted on January 2nd of 2018.
He said the State Board of Accounts could potentially have a problem with council members receiving raises in the same year they’re approved, so to be on the safe side, the salary ordinance was rewritten to remove the council members from the list of individuals who received a 3 percent raise in 2018.
Schramm also mentioned that if members wish to have a raise next year, they’ll need to have the 2019 salary ordinance completed and approved prior to the first of the year.
All members voted in favor of adopting the amended salary ordinance, with the exception of Councilman John Rowe. He was required to abstain from the vote to avoid a conflict of interest since the salary ordinance includes a raise for the Clerk-Treasurer, who is currently his brother Andrew Rowe.
