Clay County opens first of three public hearings on proposed charter amendment for legislative salaries

Clay County officials opened the first of three required public hearings on a proposed amendment to the county charter that would revise section 2.2(c) on legislative branch salaries and other compensation. The meeting included approval of routine minutes and an updated agenda item list, and ended with an adjournment.

The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by the chair, who confirmed a quorum and opened the public hearing required for any proposed charter amendment. The chair said the hearing was intended to allow members of the public to speak about proposed revisions to "section 2.2(c) legislative branch salaries and other compensation." After soliciting comment, the chair said, "Hearing and seeing none, I'm gonna go ahead and close public hearing," indicating no public speakers addressed the proposal at this session.

During member comments, committee member Kurt Musser referenced the packet: "So on the page 13 to 13, Glenn, this is the proposed wording for that we're gonna submit to be put on the ballot," indicating the committee has draft ballot language under consideration. The chair clarified that this meeting served the public hearing requirement and that no additional committee vote on the text was required at this time.

The committee also handled routine business: the minutes for March 16, 2026, were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote, and the committee approved an updated topic list (page 11 of the packet) by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. The chair announced two further public hearings on the proposed charter amendment scheduled for May 4 and May 18 from 5–7 p.m., and invited community members to attend and comment.

The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn, which was seconded and carried. The committee adjourned with no substantive public testimony recorded at this session. The next public hearing is scheduled for May 4.