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Town electors approve switching clerk and treasurer to appointed posts; 10% pay increase for chair and supervisors
Summary
At an April 21 electors meeting, voters approved resolutions to change the Town of Townsend clerk and treasurer from elected to appointed positions and approved a 10% pay increase for the chairperson and supervisors in 2027; each vote passed 19–0.
Town of Townsend electors voted April 21 to convert the clerk and treasurer positions from elected to appointed offices and approved a 10% increase in pay for the chairperson and supervisors in 2027.
The meeting record shows Resolution 04-2026 (changing the clerk’s position from elected to appointed) and Resolution 05-2026 (changing the treasurer’s position from elected to appointed) were each approved 19–0. The electors also approved a 10% raise for the chairperson and supervisors by the same 19–0 margin; the motion was moved by Kathleen Marsh and seconded by John Zimdars.
Town officials did not detail implementation steps for converting the positions in the meeting record; the transcript notes only the electors’ votes and the recorded motions. The board meeting on May 12, 2026, recorded the electors’ actions but did not include additional deliberations or a separate board vote on those resolutions.
Because the approval occurred at an Electors meeting rather than a regular town board meeting, the changes will be carried out according to the legal and administrative processes for implementing elector-approved governance changes under town and state law; the minutes do not specify timing or the appointment process.
