(KMZA)--The Seneca City Council has approved a pay raise for City Administrator Steve Brooks.

Following an executive session during Wednesday night's meeting, council members voted to increase Brooks' annual salary by $5,000, bringing it to $115,000. Brooks has served as city administrator since June of 2023.

In other action, the council approved hiring two journeyman linemen for the city's Electrical Utilities Department. Troy Lay will earn $48 an hour, while Gary McGuire will be paid $45 an hour.

The council also approved a new employee health insurance package that's to reduce overall premium costs by about 27 percent and tabled action on the purchase of a new fire truck until its next meeting.