Board advances first reading to raise election worker pay
Elko County approved first reading of an ordinance to increase election worker compensation (to align with 2024 general election rates and at least minimum wage). Clerk Rebecca Blunkett told commissioners the change aims to improve recruitment; commissioners discussed making pay changes by resolution for future agility.
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The board approved the first reading of an ordinance amending Elko County Code to increase election worker pay to rates used in the 2024 general election and to at least minimum wage. Rebecca Blunkett, the county clerk (speaker 13), explained the department had difficulty recruiting workers at prior pay rates and that moving pay to a higher baseline would help staffing ahead of training and upcoming elections.
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