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Commissioners question delegation's appointment of county treasurer as coordinator, cite $15,000 stipend
Summary
Carroll County commissioners raised objections to the legislative delegation's reported appointment of the county treasurer as delegation coordinator and a $15,000 stipend, citing concerns about independence, lack of posting/interviews and the optics of a constitutional officer being hired by a separate political subdivision; commissioners said they will seek written guidance and asked the delegation to reconsider.
Chair (speaker 6) and several commissioners told the commission on March 6 that they are concerned about the legislative delegation's reported appointment of the county treasurer as delegation coordinator and a reported annual stipend of $15,000 for roughly 50 hours of work. "This is really a bad look," the chair said, urging the delegation chairman to withdraw the appointment and pick somebody else. Commissioners said the…
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