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Council votes 3-2 to set clerk's voter-registration stipend at $2,000 for all general-election years
Summary
The council voted 3-2 to make the clerk's $2,000 voter-registration officer stipend payable in all general-election years rather than only presidential years; legal counsel described the stipend as discretionary under IC 3-7-12-22(b).
Councilmember Karen Wischmeier moved to make the clerk stipend of $2,000 available for all general-election years rather than only presidential election years; Councilmember Preston Shell seconded. The motion passed 3-2 with Councilmembers Brad Gilbert and Mark Abbott recorded as opposing.
County legal counsel Alyssa Cochran advised the council that the statute cited during the discussion, IC 3-7-12-22(b), is permissive and grants discretion to the county concerning the voter registration officer stipend. The council recorded the change and included stipend policy items in subsequent budget discussion.
