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WEM board approves amended board stipend package after initial raise fails
Summary
After an initial motion to raise monthly meeting compensation by $15 failed, the board approved an amended package increasing the monthly stipend to $75, $75 for special meetings, $100 per day for workshops, officers receiving an additional $200 per year (clerk $400), and IRS mileage. Vote was 6-1 with Jon Bakken opposed.
A proposed modest increase to board compensation first failed but an amended package won approval at the Jan. 6 organizational meeting. An initial motion to increase meeting compensation by $15 per month and per special meeting was recorded as defeated. Board members then approved an amended compensation structure that raises the monthly stipend to $75, provides $75 for each special meeting/study session/committee meeting, $100 per day for workshops, adds $200 per year for officers (with the clerk receiving $400), and authorizes IRS-approved mileage reimbursement. The amended motion passed 6-1; Jon Bakken was recorded as voting against the amendment.
The minutes show the board debated compensation levels and used an amendment procedure rather than passing the first motion. The change adjusts the board’s recurring stipend and meeting pay for the coming year; the minutes do not specify a budget line or total annual cost for the change.
