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MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Some township employees will have to wait a little longer to see if pay increases are coming their way.
At the Sept. 23 Macomb Township Board of Trustees meeting, discussion was postponed for establishing a wage and payscale for full-time elected officials. The item was brought up by Supervisor Janet Dunn.
It looks to re-establish the salary and compensation for the supervisor, clerk and treasurer.
Dunn said the reason for the postponement was that Trustee Charlie Oliver indicated he would like to further review and discuss the issue.
In the board meeting packet, Dunn wrote that from 2017 to 2019, the annual salary benefits and compensation for the three full-time elected positions were studied extensively.
Citing that the three full-time positions in many instances exceed the duties and responsibilities of the assessor, building, finance, park and recreation, water and sewer, and planning directors and township engineer, Dunn said those positions, currently held by her, Clerk Kristi Pozzi and Treasurer Karen Goodhue, haven’t received a salary adjustment since 2014.
In January, the board unanimously denied compensation increases for the positions of supervisor, clerk and treasurer, as well as the board itself.
The township website indicates that the salaries of the deputy supervisor, deputy clerk and deputy treasurer are $78,820, while the supervisor earns $90,000 a year, with the treasurer and clerk making $85,000.
Also at the meeting, in a 6-1 vote, the board approved the conflict of interest policy, which was submitted earlier in September. The lone “no” vote came from Pozzi.
The item was tabled from the Sept. 9 meeting in order for board members to review and compare the policy to previous one’s.
Among other topics, the policy states that all employees and/or elected officials of Macomb Township are required to avoid all actual or potential conflicts of interest in any and all solicitation of bids or other selection process, for goods, services and labor.
Trustee Kathy Smith, who previously requested it be tabled, said she reviewed the policy along with the township’s ethics ordinance.
“Policies can be changed and I think there might be a couple issues,” Smith said.
From the planning department came a request to revise the township’s temporary outdoor dining area application.
In June, the township approved a process to allow temporary outdoor dining to help local businesses deal with restrictions of COVID-19.
“We now have businesses other than restaurants seeking similar relief,” Planning Director Josh Bocks said. “By modifying the existing application to accommodate other businesses we can speed up the approval process for all business types.”
The board approved a revision to the application to accommodate other business types. It also agreed to allow internal review and approval of such items to expedite the process and alleviate local businesses of requirements imposed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that Bocks says are becoming so financially burdensome.
Bocks said a couple medical facilities have approached the township, indicating it would like tents for drive-up COVID-19 testing.
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