In a closed-session portion of the Harlan Municipal Utilities Board meeting, Thursday, the Board acted to approve a pay raise for their Chief Executive Officer. The Trustee’s action followed a performance evaluation of CEO, Darrell Wenzel, who has served in the position for a year. The board approved a CPI raise of 2.2% and a merit raise of 2.8%. Wenzel’s contract is for 3 full years.

In other business, HMU purchased two new extended work trucks. One is a 2014 Chevrolet from Keast Auto Center in Harlan for the price of $28,000 while the other is a 2013 Ford from Keast Ford in Harlan for $23,500. HMU also approved a customer service charge of $35 per hour on cable TV calls that are costumer caused issues.