Milford Hikes Salaries
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
MILFORD - Employees of Milford will see a 5 percent increase in their paychecks in 1999.
The town council approved the increase Monday.
"It may not be the best system in the world, but no one's presented a better way," councilman Douglas Ruch said.
Councilman Robert Beer II seconded the motion and said he would have liked the increase set at 4 percent. He said he seconded the motion because town employees don't have a retirement plan.
Abstaining was Donald Wolferman.
The council also approved awarding the trash removal contract for Milford to Sweetheimer, which offered the lowest bid at $27,000 per year for three years. Other bids included a bid from Worley Disposal for $28,800 and one from Republic for $39,616.
In other business, Marion Acton, member of the park advisory board, presented a request to encumber $1,700 from the capital improvements budget to build a handicap-accessible sidewalk and shelter.
"We've talked about it for two to three years but haven't been able to do anything about it," Acton said.
Buoys and ropes will also be replaced with the funds.
"These are things we thought we could do with this budget," Acton told the council.
"We do have some (people) come out there who are handicapped. Not a lot, but some," he said.
The last meeting of the year will be Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. Meetings for next year will be kept at the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. [[In-content Ad]]
MILFORD - Employees of Milford will see a 5 percent increase in their paychecks in 1999.
The town council approved the increase Monday.
"It may not be the best system in the world, but no one's presented a better way," councilman Douglas Ruch said.
Councilman Robert Beer II seconded the motion and said he would have liked the increase set at 4 percent. He said he seconded the motion because town employees don't have a retirement plan.
Abstaining was Donald Wolferman.
The council also approved awarding the trash removal contract for Milford to Sweetheimer, which offered the lowest bid at $27,000 per year for three years. Other bids included a bid from Worley Disposal for $28,800 and one from Republic for $39,616.
In other business, Marion Acton, member of the park advisory board, presented a request to encumber $1,700 from the capital improvements budget to build a handicap-accessible sidewalk and shelter.
"We've talked about it for two to three years but haven't been able to do anything about it," Acton said.
Buoys and ropes will also be replaced with the funds.
"These are things we thought we could do with this budget," Acton told the council.
"We do have some (people) come out there who are handicapped. Not a lot, but some," he said.
The last meeting of the year will be Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. Meetings for next year will be kept at the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. [[In-content Ad]]