Tag Archives: Pay

Monterey will raise the starting pay for police officers to $18 per hour to help attract and retain more officers. Police Chief Bill Randolph said retaining officers was never a problem in the past. However, in the last several years, the pool of certified officers looking for work has thinned out. He said the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy has ... Read More »

A Sparta Alderman Robert Officer wants to explore the possibility of paying volunteer firefighters to relieve overtime hours. Mayor Jerry Lowery said he would like to see the option explored. “I think that is a good thing to look at,” Lowery said. “If we’re paying X number of dollars in overtime, why not look at that and see if we ... Read More »

The Sparta Board of Aldermen will vote on a pay adjustment plan Thursday night that would impact 67 employees. The plan would increase pay by $2.32 for employees in pay grades two through seven. Mayor Jerry Lowery said the city needs to take action after losing nine workers over the past year. “I think it is something that we probably ... Read More »

Livingston Alderman Kelly Coleman said the city’s attorney has advised the city to stop paying aldermen at this time. Coleman said while studying its charter, he found a line that says Aldermen are not to be compensated. Coleman said an ordinance was passed in 2005 that outlined the payments of $200 a month. “Our city attorney Mr. Danny Rader advised ... Read More »

Overton County’s proposed budget includes funding that would pay off a loan used to build the Millard V. Oakley County Services Building. County Executive Ben Danner said if the budget is approved Monday night, the county would have paid off a 12-year note in just two years. “We’re collecting over $2.5 million in sales tax every year, so that’s what ... Read More »

Putnam County Election Administrator Michele Honeycutt said election workers in the county are underpaid. Honeycutt said she is currently working on a pay scale chart for the Election Commission to consider. The goal is to have it prepared by the February 18th meeting. “It’s very hard to get people to work as election workers, and we feel like possibly if ... Read More »

A charter change by the Celina Board of Aldermen will bring increased pay for Aldermen and Mayors starting in 2025. The board approved Aldermen pay to increase to $300 per meeting as well as increasing the mayor’s compensation Tuesday. Mayor Luke Collins said the raise was based on surrounding municipalities. “For too long, that charter has been in the 50’s, ... Read More »

Pay increases for several Overton County School employees were unanimously approved by the Board of Education Tuesday. Education Assistants, food service substitutes, certified and non-certified substitutes and bus drivers substitutes will benefit. Board Member William Abston said the pay change would be effective immediately. “Typically in the past what we have done is we waited until the 31st when our ... Read More »

The Sparta Board of Aldermen has given City Administrator Brad Hennessee a four year extension. Mayor Jeff Young said Hennessee has earned the new employment agreement through his work over the past two years. “We felt like four years was a good arrangement to have with Brad doing the job that he’s done and the two year track record and ... Read More »