Mon, Nov 23 2009
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More budget increases planned by city council By GINA KINSLOWGlasgow Daily Times One of the employees, Elvin Edwards, who takes care of the city’s cemeteries, is earning $10 per hour. He received a $1.50 pay increase on Jan. 1 increasing his salary from $8.50 to $10 per hour.
The other employee, Steven Martin, is being paid $11.50 per hour and was hired in June 2008. “Just to make it fair, I think Martin and Edwards should be making the same because they are doing the same job,” Councilwoman Vickie Rogers said. The mayor explained that Martin was hired at $11.50 per hour because that was the rate he was paid at his previous job. Rogers then proposed increasing Edwards pay to $11 per hour. The council also agreed to give Fire Chief Donnie Parker, who works part-time, a 6 percent pay increase, which will increase his pay from $1,000 per month to $1,060. Another area of the budget discussed Thursday night included city employees health insurance. Martin had proposed Tuesday night that the city stop offering healthcare benefits to city employees spouses, and cover only the city employees. Councilwoman Joanne Smith was opposed to that idea. “I think it would be dreadful to suddenly cut them off,” she said. The council reviewed two health insurance proposals offering different deductibles, but opted to invite insurance company representatives to speak to them about the proposals at a later date. The council also agreed to continue with the city’s current healthcare plan due to it not expiring until Aug. 1. Professional fees for attorneys, architects and auditors were also discussed Thursday night. The council agreed to allocate more money for those expenses, increasing the amount from the 2008-09 fiscal year from $16,000 to $20,000 for the 2009-10 fiscal year. Prior to the proposed budget changes Horse Cave would have only had $700 remaining at the end of the fiscal year including carryover funds. The changes if enacted would place the city well into a deficit. A newsletter the city published during the 2008-09 fiscal year won’t be published in the 2009-10 fiscal year. The council agreed Thursday night to stop its publication, saving the city $1,800. “I’m not in favor of the newsletter as it’s being used,” Smith said. 
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