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Clawson council approves mayor pay increase, records routine voice votes
Summary
The Clawson Town Council approved a motion to raise the mayor's compensation to $500 and passed several routine motions by voice vote, including approval of minutes and payment of bills. Council directed staff to collect quotes for projects funded from ARPA dollars.
The Clawson Town Council approved a motion to raise the mayor's compensation and completed several routine votes during its meeting.
Unidentified Speaker 1 opened discussion of Item 2, "raising compensation for mayor and council members." Unidentified Speaker 5 argued for higher pay, saying, "I think he mayor needs to make at least 500, at least." Unidentified Speaker 3 later moved "that we put the mayor at 500 and the town council at $1.75," and the motion was advanced and approved by a voice vote (recorded as "Aye") during the meeting.
The council also took a series of routine actions. Early in the meeting Unidentified Speaker 3 moved to approve the minutes; Speaker 4 seconded and the motion carried. During the treasurer's report Unidentified Speaker 3 moved to pay the bills, Speaker 7 seconded, and that motion likewise passed by voice vote. At the meeting's close Unidentified Speaker 3 moved to adjourn; Speaker 2 seconded and the meeting adjourned after a voice vote.
Votes at a glance - Approve minutes: Motion moved by Unidentified Speaker 3, seconded by Unidentified Speaker 4; outcome recorded as approved by voice vote ("Aye"). - Mayor & council compensation: Motion moved by Unidentified Speaker 3 to set the mayor at $500 and the council at $1.75 (as recorded in the transcript); motion was approved by voice vote. The transcript does not include an explicit roll-call tally or clarification of whether the $1.75 figure is transcribed correctly. - Pay bills: Motion moved by Unidentified Speaker 3, seconded by Unidentified Speaker 7; outcome recorded as approved by voice vote. - Adjourn: Motion moved by Unidentified Speaker 3, seconded by Unidentified Speaker 2; outcome recorded as approved by voice vote.
The transcript records approval of these measures by unrecorded voice votes rather than a roll-call. The council did not supply formal tallies in the meeting record available in the transcript; the motions are recorded as having passed by voice.
