Council approves election overtime pay request for clerk staff, 6–1

Cindy Doolittle requested overtime pay for election work in lieu of comp time, saying the clerk's office lacks the schedule flexibility to offset hours with regular time off and that staff sometimes must work through lunch during busy election periods. Doolittle said she has rearranged line items in her budget to cover the overtime and that she and other staff will try to minimize costs by filling some shifts internally.