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Sawyer County clerk raises election MOU fees, encourages towns to train as providers
Summary
The county clerk reported a small increase to per-voter service fees and MOU rates, invited towns to take WestVote training to run their own elections, and reported a slowdown in dog and marriage licenses.
Sawyer County’s county clerk reported a small increase in fees tied to election services and said she is encouraging towns that currently rely on the county to take training so they can run their own elections.
The clerk said she raised the per-voter service fee from $1.25 to $1.50 and raised the MOU rate from $1.50 to $1.75; she described the increases as modest adjustments to keep up with inflation. She said the total bill for services cited in her report was $31,632, of which about $3,600 was net revenue.
The clerk told the committee that 15 of 21 towns currently rely on the county to provide election services and that the county spends time outside election years reconciling voter rolls, merging duplicate records and addressing flagged entries from state records. She said she plans WestVote training sessions for town clerks during July or August and said she would offer a refund of the MOU fee to towns that complete training and take over their own election administration this year.
Other items in the clerk’s report included sales of large plat maps (two sold, three remaining) and ongoing records‑request work handled primarily by the sheriff’s office and county IT staff. The clerk said she updated MOU templates and fee schedules to correct effective dates and keep contracts current.
Ending: Committee members asked follow-up questions about timing for the training and the impact on larger towns; the clerk said she will return with training dates and encouraged towns to pursue certification.
