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Cobb County elections board asks commissioners to raise monthly stipends to $600 for chair, $500 for members; requests effective Aug. 1
Summary
The board voted to ask the Board of Commissioners to raise monthly stipends for election board members, citing decades without adjustment and increased workload; the motion passed with three votes in favor and one abstention.
The Cobb County Board of Elections moved to request that the Cobb County Board of Commissioners increase payments to members of the elections board to $500 per month and the chair to $600 per month, with the board asking that the change take effect Aug. 1. The motion passed with three votes in favor, one abstention and one member absent.
Board member Jennifer Mosbacher introduced the topic and circulated comparative figures for neighboring counties. Mosbacher said she reviewed stipends in the metro area and suggested possible increases; she told colleagues she had prepared spreadsheet…
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