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Fairfax council adopts ordinance updating authority and hiring process for full-time tax clerk
Summary
Ordinance 9-20-21 was adopted to amend the village tax-clerk ordinance (9-19-99 as amended) to streamline hiring and allow pay changes by resolution; council voted to suspend three readings and adopted the ordinance after discussion about delegating hiring to the fiscal officer.
The Village of Fairfax council on March 15 adopted Ordinance 9-20-21, which amends the village’s ordinance governing the full-time tax clerk position (Ordinance 9-19-99 as amended). The change is aimed at updating job authority and creating a mechanism to adjust pay by resolution rather than by ordinance.
Mayor noted the current tax clerk, Amanda, has given notice she will leave in four to six weeks, and council discussed preparing to hire a replacement. Council members described the amendment as a cleanup of older, fragmented ordinances dating back to 1999 and said it aligns job authority with the village’s updated employee handbook and fiscal officer structure. A council member summarized that pay adjustments could now be handled by resolution, reducing the need for emergency ordinances or multiple readings.
Council voted to suspend the three readings and then adopted the ordinance by roll call. Councillors discussed that hiring authority for this position will generally fall to the fiscal officer, with consultation with the mayor; council reserved input and oversight but supported streamlining the hiring process.
Why this matters: the amendment prepares the village for an impending vacancy in a critical administrative role and clarifies internal hiring and pay-adjustment procedures to allow faster staffing changes.
