Commissioners vote to add meeting days, increase pay

In their last regularly scheduled June meeting, Carter County Commissioners voted to increase their pay from 56 percent to 70 percent of the base wage for the clerk and recorder.

According to Montana Code Annotated, each member of the board of county commissioners shall receive an annual salary equal to the annual salary established for the clerk and recorder, plus $2,000.

The code also reads that each board may elect to serve on a part-time rather than a full-time basis and receive part-time annual salaries based on the annual salary established for the clerk and recorder.

The change in perce...