Rising Chemical Prices Cause Monterey To Discuss Water Rate Increase
Monterey’s engineering team recommended the Board of Aldermen to increase water rates by eight percent. Water Plant Supervisor Duane Jarrett said the city is seeing a rise in supply costs. “I went over this with the water and sewer committee, and I went over it with the finance committee,” Jarrett said. “Obviously, we cannot just […]
Pay Increases For Putnam Election Workers Being Studied
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 […]
Celina Aldermen Increase Pay For Next Term Of Elected Officials
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 […]
Overton BOE Increases Pay For Different Substitutes And Assistants
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 […]
Celina Water Rate Increase Made Official, City Studies Future Plans
The same Tuesday night the Celina Board of Aldermen gave final approval to a new water rate, it began work on the process for future increases. Mayor Luke Collins said the city has started a water service coverage study. Collins said the outcome could affect customers in city limits. “The time and the cost of […]
Celina Approves First Reading Of Water Increase After Comptroller’s Recommendation
Celina Board of Aldermen approved the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday that will increase water rates by $2.20. Mayor Luke Collins said the State Comptroller’s Office recommended the change to bring the price to $10.80 per 1000 gallons. “The city of Celina water department has lost money in water five years in a row,” […]
Putnam Co. Estimating 7 K Population Increase In Census
Putnam County anticipates the population to have increased by 7,000 once final census numbers are released. Mayor Randy Porter said the total tally should come sometime September. “The census numbers are actually going to be outdated by the time we get them, because we have so many people moving here,” Porter said. “Our estimates that […]
Putnam County Approves 9% Increase In Health Insurance
Putnam County will pay about nine percent more for employee health, dental and vision insurance. Mayor Randy Porter said that’s better than where the county started. Before bidding out the insurance, the current provider showed a 20-23 percent increase in premiums. The increase would not change an employee’s plan. “Compared to all the private businesses […]
Putnam Sales Tax Revenue Up 15% From Last Jan.
January sales tax revenue for Putnam County municipalities grew some 15.5 percent compared to January of last year. The County saw the highest increase by about 32 percent. Baxter followed with about 27 percent. Monterey had a growth of 18.1 percent, Cookeville 13.6 percent and Algood 12 percent. All five municipalities contributed to $3,728,620.34 of […]
Putnam Co. Election Commission Approves Budget
The Putnam County Election Commission has approved its budget for the next fiscal year. Administrator Michele Honeycutt said the $463,602 for operations is a slight increase compared to the last one election year. “Last year our budget covered two elections,” Honeycutt said. “This time it is just going to cover one. So, it is down […]
