The City of Monticello, Iowa
RESOLUTION #2025-88
Adopting FY ’26 Salary for the non-hourly employees
WHEREAS, most hourly permanent employees were granted 3 years of wage increases and other benefits by Resolution 2023-68, and
WHEREAS, most part-time and seasonal employees were hired and granted wages by prior Resolutions of the Council, and
WHEREAS, the Library staff wages are set by the Library Board, and
WHEREAS, Department Heads and several other employees or positions are not covered by the prior Resolutions and do not have negotiated employment agreements (City Clerk, Public Works Director, Water/Wastewater Director, Park and Rec. Director, Park and Recreation Superintendent, Ambulance on-call personnel and volunteers), and
WHEREAS, Other employees or positions still need salaries set forth annually (City Administrator, Police Chief), and
WHEREAS, The City Council has historically approved wage or salary increases for those positions annually, and
WHEREAS, based upon the recommendation of the City Administrator the wages of On-Call Ambulance staff/volunteers are proposed to be set as follows:
On-Call/Driver: $ 8.00/Hour All employees regardless of Certification when On-Call
EMT: $21.49/Hour When On-A-Call/Treating or Transporting a Patient
AEMT: $24.79/Hour When On-A-Call/Treating or Transporting a Patient
Paramedic: $28.11/Hour When On-A-Call/Treating or Transporting a Patient
WHEREAS, The Airport Manager is a “contract” position with the manager being paid an annual stipend by the City with the annual increase normally being based upon the recommendation of the Airport Commission, which recommended a stipend of $33,000 for FY’26, and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the following positions: City Administrator, Public Works Director, Water/Wastewater Superintendent, City Clerk, Park and Rec. Director, Park and Rec Superintendent, Ambulance Director and Police Chief should receive a salary as stated below to take effect with the 1st pay period including July 1, 2025:
Nick Kahler (Director of Public Works) $ 68,834.87
Sally Hinrichsen (City Clerk) $ 84,405.82
Jacob Oswald (Park and Rec Director) $ 68,714.93
Grace Dupuy (Park and Rec Superintendent) $ 45,775.18
Jim Tjaden (Water/Wastewater Superintendent) $ 77,777.55
Lori Lynch (Ambulance Director) $ 88,855.20
Britt Smith (Police Chief) $ 95,490.82
WHEREAS, all of the above wage increases have been accounted for within the proposed FY ’26 Budget,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Monticello, Iowa does hereby approve of the wages and salary increases as set out above, all of said wages and salaries shall be retroactive, if necessary, in order to take effect and be applicable to the first payroll issued during the month of July, 2025.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal for the City of Monticello, Iowa to be affixed. Done this 16th day of June, 2025.
Wayne Peach, Mayor
Attest:
Sally Hinrichsen, City Clerk/Treasurer