Pay Boosted In Augusta

Pay Boosted In Augusta

WHITTAKER — Augusta Township officials received sizeable salary increases at the annual township meeting Saturday.

The increases follow:
Supervisor, from $5,403 to $6,000; clerk, from $3,766 to $4,500; treasurer, $3,766 to $4,500; trustees, $875 to $1,500; building inspector, $3,000 to $3,200; electrical board, $8 to $10 per meeting; cemetery custodians, $250 to $350 per year; and janitor, $250 to $300.

The board hired Larry Straits, a part-time deputy with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department, to serve as a part-time “sheriff” for the township. He will work a 26-hour week and receive a salary of $5,800 per year plus 10 cents a mile for mileage.

A budget of $81,405 was adopted. Last year’s figure totaled $68,185.

The township meetings will now be held the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 8 p.m. Previously, meetings were held on the first and third Mondays of the month at the same time.