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SILVER LAKE - Silver Lake town employees will see an increase in their paychecks soon.
Tuesday evening, the Silver Lake Town Council approved a 2.5 percent raise for all town employees. Last year raises were 5 percent.
In further discussion of a salary ordinance that was brought up in October, council members said an existing code regarding the salary ordinance was found. After reviewing the code, council members decided to make only minimal changes.
To standardize them, vacation schedules will run from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 for all employees. Until the change, vacation schedules went by hire dates.
The council also approved removing two election days from the current vacation schedule. The days were provided in the past because voting took place at the town hall. Since voting now takes place at the fire station, the days are no longer necessary.
The last change approved Tuesday stipulated that at least six weeks must pass between vacations lasting two weeks. The existing code puts a limit of two consecutive weeks on vacations for town employees.
Beginning Jan. 1, Silver Lake will have a new fire chief.
Robby Clark will take over as fire chief of Silver Lake in 2005. Former chief Morris Jones will resign at the end of the year.
In other business, the council:
• Approved ordinance 04-10-01, amending ordinance 99-03-01, regarding sewer connection, tap fees and sewer service. It sets the fee for tapping into the system at $1,525 plus inspection fees. A property owner wanting to re-establish sewer service will be assessed any costs incurred by the town.
• Heard that the town office will be closed Thursday for Veterans Day and Nov. 26 and 27 for Thanksgiving.
• Approved sewer adjustments for Gerald Bailey and Joneen Brown, who had water leaks that have been repaired.
• Heard a request from the fire department to get six new monitors for members.
Silver Lake Town Council members are Stanley Williams, Ronald Jones and Tom Waite.
