PEMBERVILLE – A 1.5 percent pay raise plus a one-time percent cash payment are being proposed for
Pemberville employees in 2014.The raises would be effective Jan. 1 but the one-time payment would not be
made until December. Council gave the municipal employment and compensation ordinance a first reading
Tuesday night."These raises and the lump sum idea mirror what Wood County did with its employees,"
Council Member Randy Rothenbuhler said. The ordinance covers full and permanent full-time employees. The
one-time cash payment would be $175 per employee, Rothenbuhler said.Council also gave first reading to the
proposed 2014 budget, which shows appropriations of $2,723,258.38.Council Member Marge Cox noted the village
expects the cost of health insurance to decline 17 percent in 2014.On another financial note Mayor Gordon
Bowman said the swimming pool operation lost less then $3,000 this year. "It is never a money-making
operation, but this compares well with past experience. The cold weather and rain lowered
attendance."Other factors in keeping costs down were hiring a working manager who not only ran the
operation and also worked as a lifeguard. He said Nathan Decker was paid a lifeguard salary plus $4 an hour.
"He did a fine job and we hope he comes back next year," Bowman said.The mayor also said the pool
needs to be on a list of infrastructure projects the village needs to talk about. "There is a lot of
expense in operating a pool."Council also:• Discussed at length several instances where village
expenses were made in excess of the $250 limit requiring council review. Council decided all village
employees will get a letter reminding them of the policy. The latest issues involved $640.58 for repair of a
garage door at the street garage and $419.93 for a vehicle repair.• Learned the village has received a
$5,688 grant from the Wood County Park District as 90 percent of the cost of resurfacing the village tennis
courts.• Approved hiring Wood Lane to take care of cleaning several village facilities. The service will
cost the village $50 a week. The village will furnish cleaning supplies.• Approved a contract with Tin Man
to replace one of the three furnaces in Village Hall at a cost of $1,822. The equipment has failed after 24
years of service.• Learned village leaf pickup will end Nov. 27.• Heard that some progress has been made on
dealing with a nuisance property at 810 W. Front St. "We are going to keep on it," Bowman said.