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Perry County clerk asks council for one-time bonuses for deputies; council debates optics and timing
Summary
Clerk Joan Hess asked the council to approve one-time bonuses for two deputies in the clerk's office based on extraordinary work during a staffing shortage; council members expressed sympathy but raised concerns about precedent and optics and did not approve the request at this meeting.
PERRY COUNTY — Clerk Joan Hess told the Perry County Council that two deputies in the clerk’s office worked “so much on their own” during a difficult staffing year and asked the council to approve a one-time bonus to recognize their efforts.
Hess said the office is behind on staffing and budgeted salaries, and she told the council that “they are the most cooperative and helpful people I think I've ever worked with. They're they're really amazing. And I would like to somehow show our appreciation to them because…
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