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Otter Tail County approves $5 electrical stipend for in‑house master electrician, accepts grant and approves routine appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Otter Tail County Board approved a Teamsters MOU to pay a $5‑per‑hour stipend to a maintenance employee with a master electrician license, authorized signatures on a 2024 emergency management grant, and approved a slate of routine actions including board reappointments and an auditor‑treasurer appointment.
The Otter Tail County Board on Jan. 6 voted to authorize a memorandum of understanding with the Teamsters facilities maintenance unit to pay a $5‑an‑hour stipend to a maintenance worker‑2 employee who holds a master electrician license and performs electrical work the county would otherwise contract out.
“As outlined in the MOU, the $5 an hour stipend will be provided for work that would typically need to be contracted out,” said Stephanie Retzlaff, the county’s human‑resources director, who presented the memorandum. The board approved the agreement by voice vote after a motion and second.
The board also…
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