County to rework first‑deputy election stipend math after clerk raises concern
Budget reviewers and the clerk discussed how the county calculated the 80% compensation for the clerk's first deputy; staff said the stipend may have been included in the base used to compute the 80% and agreed to rework the calculation before finalizing 2026 numbers.
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At a budget hearing, the county clerk and council members flagged a discrepancy in how the first deputy's election stipend and the 80% salary calculation were being applied. The clerk's office presented data showing the first deputy worked roughly 65 extra hours during an election period and that the office had structured compensation changes this year that affected overtime and stipend calculations.
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