Council adopts ordinance authorizing overtime pay for storm response

The Westville Town Council adopted Ordinance 20-26-6 on a 5-0 vote to amend the town’s 2026 salary ordinance to allow overtime pay for street superintendent, labor and mechanic level A, and full-time labor in MVH funds for overtime performed during the derecho response (August 9–22). Chair read sections of the ordinance specifying hourly and overtime rates and said the change applies to overtime earned in that pay period.

The ordinance text, as read at the meeting, sets example rates (for example, a straight-time rate for the street superintendent listed and an overtime hourly rate) and states that overtime compensation will not be eligible for the retirement program. The council voted first to approve on first reading and then to suspend the rules and adopt the ordinance immediately; both votes were unanimous.