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Village trustees table funding for new Economic Development Committee after debate over costs and pay for trustees
Summary
Trustees voted to table a proposal to fund the Economic Development Committee (EDC) pending clearer cost estimates and ordinance language on trustee compensation; trustees and staff debated allocation of existing budget lines, attorney fees, and whether elected officials should be paid for committee service.
Trustees sent a proposal to fund the Village of Salem Lakes Economic Development Committee back to staff for more detailed numbers after a lengthy discussion about cost, staffing and whether elected trustees should receive additional pay for serving on an advisory committee.
Trustee Bill Hopkins moved to table the funding proposal, citing the need for more time to “do some legwork” on estimated costs; Hopkins’ motion to table was seconded and carried. Hopkins and other trustees questioned line items that together produced estimates near $60,000 annually in the packet and asked staff to produce alternative scenarios.
Trustees and staff discussed…
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