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Monroe Salary & Personnel Committee Meeting - May 11, 2026

Common Council & Commissions — Monday, May 11, 2026
BodyMonroe, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council & Commissions
DateMonday, May 11, 2026
StatusFILED
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One twenty or pay grade of one twenty-five um that would then become vacant and then adding a position of or currently vacant, um adding a position at grade pay grade one twenty-five of the utility um account technician and then eliminating the previous staff accountant for utilities at grade one forty.

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Um so be looking for in the job description was included for kind of that revised utility account tech position.

0:33

Um and as discussed, um the responsibilities of the staff accountant position that we did have at pay grade one forty has kind of been separated into some of that going to the utility account tech and some of it going to the treasurer and some of the treasurer positions also shifting down to the utility account account tech I move that we approve and send it to full council second we have a motion and a second to move this on to council.

1:09

Uh rope will the clerk call the roll.

1:13

Older Frankie Aye, older true heart, aye, holder Whartonweather, aye and older Vestine, aye.

1:25

And that passes unanimously.

1:30

I would also like to make a recommendation to approve a one-time step increase for our current city treasurer.

1:48

I have a motion and a second.

1:50

Um any other questions.

1:54

If not, where the clerk call the roll.

1:57

Older true heart.

1:59

Aye.

1:59

Older Whartonweather.

2:01

Aye.

2:01

Older bestine.

2:03

Aye.

2:03

And older Frankie.

2:04

Aye.

2:08

And that passes uh moving on to item E, business by members.

2:17

Hearing none, just need one more motion.

2:20

Make a motion adjourned.

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Second.

2:23

All those in favor say aye.

2:25

Aye.

2:26

Aye.

2:26

And we are adjourned.

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Summary of Proceedings

Monroe Salary & Personnel Committee Meeting - May 11, 2026

The Salary & Personnel Committee of the City of Monroe met on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 5:39 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers. All four members (Heidi Treuthardt, Corrine Wartenweiler, Christopher Vestin, Craig Franke) were present. The committee discussed two open-session items: a revised 2026 compensation pay scale to replace the Utility Staff Accountant position with an Account Technician - Utility Account Tech, and a one-time step increase for the City Treasurer. Both items were unanimously recommended to the Common Council.

Consent Calendar

  • The minutes from the April 27, 2026 meeting were accepted as presented.

Closed Session

  • The committee entered closed session under Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) at 5:40 PM to consider employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data regarding the City Treasurer's pay grade and step in relation to current adjustments in responsibilities. The closed session lasted until 6:03 PM. No actions were taken in closed session; the subsequent open-session item addressed a recommendation.

Discussion Items

  • D.1 – Revised 2026 Compensation Pay Scale: City Administrator Rindy provided an overview of the position change: eliminating the Utility Staff Accountant (pay grade 140) and creating a new Utility Account Technician position (pay grade 125). The responsibilities of the former staff accountant were split, with some duties moving to the new Utility Account Technician and some to the City Treasurer. The revised pay scale also included a 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). A job description for the Utility Account Technician was included.
  • D.2 – City Treasurer Pay Grade and Step Location: The committee discussed and considered a one-time step increase for the current City Treasurer on the pay scale.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion (Vestin, seconded Treuthardt) to approve and recommend to the Common Council the revised 2026 compensation pay scale that includes the Utility Account Technician and removes the Utility Staff Accountant. Passed 4-0.
  • Motion (Franke, seconded Vestin) to approve and recommend to the Common Council a one-time step increase for the City Treasurer on the pay scale. Passed 4-0.

The meeting adjourned at 6:09 PM.

Meeting Transcript

One twenty or pay grade of one twenty-five um that would then become vacant and then adding a position of or currently vacant, um adding a position at grade pay grade one twenty-five of the utility um account technician and then eliminating the previous staff accountant for utilities at grade one forty. Um so be looking for in the job description was included for kind of that revised utility account tech position. Um and as discussed, um the responsibilities of the staff accountant position that we did have at pay grade one forty has kind of been separated into some of that going to the utility account tech and some of it going to the treasurer and some of the treasurer positions also shifting down to the utility account account tech I move that we approve and send it to full council second we have a motion and a second to move this on to council. Uh rope will the clerk call the roll. Older Frankie Aye, older true heart, aye, holder Whartonweather, aye and older Vestine, aye. And that passes unanimously. I would also like to make a recommendation to approve a one-time step increase for our current city treasurer. I have a motion and a second. Um any other questions. If not, where the clerk call the roll. Older true heart. Aye. Older Whartonweather. Aye. Older bestine. Aye. And older Frankie. Aye. And that passes uh moving on to item E, business by members. Hearing none, just need one more motion. Make a motion adjourned. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. And we are adjourned.

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