During Tuesday morning’s meeting, Caldwell County Fiscal Court approved a request to pay election officers $12 an hour.
County Clerk Toni Watson said Elections Board made the payment request.
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She went on to say the county would have three days set aside for no-excuse voting with three precincts open on election day.
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Watson added the election commissioners will be paid $30 a meeting but they will get the same pay as the election workers on election day.
She noted the three precincts that will be open on election day are Fredonia, Donaldson and Bucksnort.
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According to Watson, they will be going back to the restrictions for absentee voting this year.
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Watson said county clerks don’t know how to plan for the upcoming election until the General Assembly wraps up in Frankfort.
Magistrates also authorized the county government to serve as the pass-through for finances for the Long Term Recovery Group to help those affected by the tornado in December.
Judge-Executive Larry Curling explained the Long Term Recovery Group has been meeting twice a month and this action would allow the county government to appropriate the funding to survivors of the tornado.
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District 2 Magistrate Jeff Boone added this is a way to facilitate the funding to be appropriated to the people who need it.
Judge Curling said this is a good group with a lot of people involved to help the people with needs in the community. He then gave an example as District 4 Magistrate Jeff Simms added the Long Term Recovery Group survey is the conduit of how the money will be appropriated.
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The next Fiscal Court meeting will be at 9:00 Tuesday morning, April 12th. Anyone interested in addressing Fiscal Court at this meeting should contact Judge Curling’s office no later than noon on Friday, April 8th.
