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Kiel council approves separate city clerk and treasurer positions, appoints treasurer with immediate pay change
Summary
The Kiel City Council voted Wednesday to split the combined clerk-treasurer role into two separate positions and approved pay actions, keeping Sarah Preisner’s rate at $30.76 per hour and appointing a mayoral nominee as city treasurer at $28.17 per hour effective immediately.
KIEL, Wis. — The Kiel City Council voted Wednesday to split the combined clerk-treasurer role into two separate positions and approved pay actions for both roles after debate about retroactive raises and job duties.
Council members approved keeping Sarah Preisner’s pay at her current rate of $30.76 per hour as city clerk. The council also approved the mayor’s appointment of Nancy (mayoral appointee) as city treasurer at $28.17 per hour effective immediately; the council rejected retroactive pay for the treasurer.
Council members said the move formalizes changes already in practice: employees had been cross-trained and had shared duties since…
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