Resident questions apparent payroll discrepancy for utility clerk

Dec 30, 2025

Pamela McQuary, a Trafalgar resident, asked why earlier minutes listed the utility clerk at 3205 while the proposed 2026 materials listed 3250; council/staff said duties had been aligned because the clerk also serves as town assistant manager.

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During the public-comment portion of the Dec. 29 special meeting, Pamela McQuary identified herself and raised a discrepancy between previously published salary figures and the 2026 ordinance materials. "I noticed in reading the minutes ... that the utilities clerk was printed out at 3205. Then ... the utility clerk is typed in as 3250," McQuary said, asking whether the town was effectively paying two people for similar tasks.

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