City searching for public works director; top salaries set
Grady Jenkins is the Columbia Falls' new public works director, replacing Lorin Lowry who retired last year.
Columbia Falls is looking for a new public works director. Grady Jenkins recently told city manager Susan Nicosia that he would step down and take a position at the city’s sewage treatment plant — a job that he held for years before becoming the city’s public works director.
The affable Jenkins has been the public works director since 2014.
The city has begun a search for a replacement.
The city also set the salaries for the top jobs in each department for 2018-19.
They are (annual, unless otherwise noted):
- Chief of police, $72,654.
- Public works director, $68,549
- Fire chief, $69,868
- Finance director, $67,164
- City clerk, $28.13 per hour
- City judge, $52,160
- Pool manager, $18.28 per hour
- Assistant pool manager, $13.85 per hour
The mayor’s salary is $400 per month. Councilmembers make $200 per month.