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Whitehall council approves clerk pay change, water funding, local bids and easement drafting
Summary
At the Aug. 19 meeting the Whitehall Town Council approved moving the court clerk to an hourly $25 rate, authorized additional water-tank funding, awarded a blacktop bid to the school route, approved a printer lease, and directed drafting of an easement agreement with Northwest Energy and the Habermans.
The Whitehall Town Council approved a package of administrative measures at its Aug. 19 meeting, including a change to court-clerk pay, funding for a water tank, several contract and bid decisions, and direction to draft an easement agreement.
Lawmaker Linda Jung moved to change the Court Clerk from salary to an hourly rate of $25 with a timesheet included with monthly invoices; Katy James seconded the motion and it passed. The council approved a proposed strategy for additional funding for a water tank (motion by Linda Jung, seconded by Roy McBride) and approved a blacktop work bid for the Yellowstone Trail leading to the school from Whitehall Street (motion by Bill Lanes, seconded by Roy McBride). The council also approved leasing a new office printer (motion by Roy McBride, seconded by Pat Peterson).
On utility access, the council directed the clerk to draft a simple three-party easement agreement among Northwest Energy, the Town of Whitehall, and the Haberman property; the clerk was directed to produce a document to be signed by the mayor and the Habermans (motion by Roy McBride, seconded by Bill Lanes). Several proposed employee-handbook policies (Compensation Time, Work on a Holiday, Call Out Pay) were postponed until November because clerks were not available to assist with research and drafting.
The council signed the bill/claim approval list by motion (Pat Peterson, seconded by Linda Jung) and adjourned. Where the minutes record only that motions “pass,” no roll-call tallies are provided in the transcript.
What this means: the council advanced several operational and procurement matters that shape town services and payroll procedures; the easement drafting signals an upcoming formal agreement affecting a private property and a utility provider. The council’s next regular meeting is Sept. 16, 2024.
