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Town clerk office budget up slightly for codification and stenography costs
Summary
Town clerk staff said the combined town clerk budgets fell overall by 2.2% but showed targeted increases for professional services, codification work, advertising for public hearings and copier service.
Sarah presented the town clerk office budgets and said the combined three budgets for the town clerk’s office decreased by about 2.2% overall but include several modest increases.
Sarah said professional services rose by $50,201 to cover stenographer fees for public hearings and increased codification work. She explained the town uses Municode for ordinance codification and that the office will move to a biannual codification schedule, with supplements in March and September so the online code remains more current.
Advertising and promotions rose to cover public‑hearing notices, she said, and a small copier service increase was added because the town shares the community development copier that scans plat maps. Sarah also said the packet created a new professional‑development line item that moved spending from a general meetings account.
Councilors asked clarifying questions about how codification works and timelines. Sarah said moving to a twice‑yearly schedule will ensure ordinances passed in April appear in the September supplement rather than waiting years, addressing residents’ difficulty looking up recent changes.
Ending: Town clerk staff said the modest increases reflect anticipated ongoing costs for public hearings, codification and shared copier services; the overall town‑clerk package was presented as part of the fiscal year 2026 budget review.
