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Athens Township adopts 2026–2027 budget, approves 3% pay raise and $1,050 clerk election stipend
Summary
Athens Township Board approved the 2026–2027 budget, a 3% across‑the‑board employee pay increase and added $1,050 in election pay to the clerk’s salary after the raise; the board also accepted the pay table and approved $6,865.10 in accounts payable.
The Athens Township Board approved its 2026–2027 budget at a public meeting on April 7, 2026, and voted to increase employee pay across the board by 3 percent.
Clerk Deb Denney moved to adopt the budget, and Trustee Steve Tuttle seconded; the motion carried. The board then approved a motion by Trustee Tuttle, seconded by Treasurer Mike Irons, to raise pay 3% for township employees.
Treasurer Mike Irons moved, seconded by Trustee Tuttle, that $1,050 for election pay for the clerk be added to the clerk’s salary after the 3% raise; the motion carried. The board also accepted the 2026–2027 pay table and accepted the treasurer’s report as presented.
The board approved payment of accounts payable in the amount of $6,865.10 on a motion by Clerk Deb Denney, seconded by Trustee Tuttle. No roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript; minutes note only that motions "carried." The meeting adjourned following a motion by Mike Irons, seconded by Tuttle.
The budget document itself, specific line‑item allocations and whether any changes were made from the draft were not detailed during the meeting; the board placed the treasurer’s report on file as presented.
