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Bourbon County commissioners revise elected officials— pay and assign extra duties to clerk and treasurer
Summary
After extended debate, the Bourbon County Commission voted to set new base salaries for three elected offices, preserve existing pay for others, and assign extra-duty stipends for specific responsibilities while tabling broader budget decisions.
The Bourbon County Commission voted to revise pay for several elected officials and to assign stipends for added duties after an extended discussion about personnel responsibilities and county finances.
Commissioners set the base salary for the county clerk, county treasurer and register of deeds at $58,600; other elected officialsincluding the sheriff and county attorneyremain at their current salary levels. The commission also approved extra-duty payments: $10,000 for the clerk's role as election officer, $10,000 for the treasurer as motor-vehicle/investment officer, and $5,000 for the register of deeds as road records officer. Commissioners voted to table broader budget changes for later discussion and to revisit compensation again next year.
The discussion began when Susan, who described herself as the county's CFO since 2022 and said she is…
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