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Board clarifies clerks’ election compensation: $20,000 per year to be spread across pay periods
Summary
The commissioners approved a motion to clarify that clerks’ election reimbursement will be $20,000 per year, paid across the county’s pay periods for future elections.
The Gratiot County Board of Commissioners voted to clarify compensation for clerks performing election duties. The board recorded a motion to approve $20,000 per year, to be spread over the county’s pay periods (26 pay periods referenced in the discussion), for election reimbursements to clerks.
Why it matters: Election administration depends on local clerks, and the board’s clarification establishes the recurring payment method and annual amount for reimbursement of election-related work.
Details from the meeting: Commissioners discussed whether the previously approved compensation was intended to be an ongoing annual payment. The transcript records that one commissioner said the board’s intent was that the compensation continue year to year even though the minutes did not state that explicitly. A motion to confirm $20,000 per year, distributed across the county’s pay periods, was moved and seconded and approved. The meeting record shows the voice vote and that the motion carried.
Implementation: The clerk’s reimbursement will be paid across pay periods going forward; the board did not change the dollar total and did not attach additional conditions in the recorded motion.
