Redkey council hires 2

REDKEY — Town council met in executive session Thursday and then hired two new employees during a special meeting.
Pilot Bechtol, Redkey, and Matthew Moeller, Portland, were hired as utility workers for Redkey.
Bechtol will replace John Pierce, who resigned his position this month. He will work for both the water and street departments. Clerk-treasurer Debbie James said Bechtol has experience in water and sewer repairs.
A new position was created for Moeller, who will work in all departments, including, water, street, sewage and parks.
No one was hired to replace city employee Darin James, who took another job this month, but he will continue to work 15 hours per week as a certified water operator for $15 an hour.  
Bechtol and Moeller will work full–time on an hourly wage, with salaries to be set in 2016. They will be trained to do testing at the water and sewage departments in the future.