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a resolution in appreciation of his service,” said Eastham, adding that the action could be taken either immediately or after January 1.
“I don’t think it would be appropriate now,” said Wood, blushing deeply.
“I suggest we take this up after January 1,” agreed Latham.
Election Wages
Wood then turned around and demonstrated his “fiscal prudency” by voting against a wage increase for the county’s election officials.
Relaying a request from electoral chairman Chris Parrish, clerk Diane Bruce asked that compensation be raised from $30 for workers and $40 for the chief at each of the six voting precincts to $50 and $60 respectively. (According to Parrish, the action was requested in order to bring payment up to approximately minimum enough money in the proper line item for the raise.
“I think they deserve it for the amount of time and the hours they put in,” said Gilkey, noting that workers are at the polls from 5:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following morning on election days. “And it’s still a lot cheaper than having to buy voting machines,” he pointed out.
Baldwin and Wood agreed that election officials, like members of the board of supervisors, are essentially volunteers, doing their jobs not for money but as a service to the county. “What 1 get paid doesn’t even cover what I have to pay somebody to take care of the store while Pm up here (at board meetings),” the Hampton District representative noted.
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