Committee expanded by Hampton council

The Hampton City Council voted at its May 12 regular meeting to approve an ordinance that will expand the city’s ethics committee from five members to seven.

The vote was 4-1 with Errol Mitchell voting against. The move was initiated because the committee members serving three-year terms was not commensurate with the number of elected officials serving four-year terms, according to a city staff report. Also approved by the council was a resolution establishing a night shift pay differential policy for the police department. Officers working between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. will receive an additional $1 per hour.