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City clerk seeks short extension of responsibility pay while hiring vacant licensing clerk position
Summary
The city clerk asked council to continue a temporary responsibility adjustment for up to 10 weeks to compensate a senior licensing clerk who has been performing 50% of another position's duties while the vacancy is filled; council moved to expedite the request and staff agreed to provide salary/benefit numbers before the business meeting.
BINGHAMTON — City Clerk Sam Costello asked the council Jan. 27 to continue a temporary responsibility adjustment covering duties on the clerk side of the office until the vacant licensing clerk position is filled.
Costello said the licensing clerk role became effectively full time in the registrar’s office after a vacancy began in August 2024. The clerk’s office requested a continuation of a 50% responsibility adjustment to compensate the senior licensing clerk who has been performing work on the clerk side as well. Costello said a job requisition has been posted with personnel and that the request is intended to last only until the position is filled.
Council members asked for salary and benefits math to confirm budget impact; Costello said the budget includes a line for the position ($40,000 noted in discussion) and that he would provide precise salary/benefit numbers to finance staff and council before the next meeting. He also said the clerk’s office expects to exceed revenue targets due to increased licensing activity, which would help offset costs.
Council voted to expedite consideration; the clerk recorded a unanimous vote among members present. Staff committed to delivering the full salary and benefits figures to finance by midweek so council could act at the upcoming business meeting if desired.
