What happened: Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 2026-12, establishing the City of Caro Election Commission, appointing Mayor Karen Snider as the city official and Tammy Ries as the qualified elector with no per diem pay, and setting pay at $17.00 per hour for Election Inspectors, $20.00 per hour for Precinct Chairpersons, and $50.00 for attending necessary training. Roll call: Campbell, Kish, Oedy, Parker, Riley, White, and Mayor Snider all yes.
Why it matters: Election worker pay is set ahead of elections, not during them, and it affects who is willing to work a long election day. The same meeting also raised the Elections Department supplies budget from $4,000 to $9,000, a $5,000 increase funded from the General Fund, tied to a grant received.
Other decisions that night: a $40,000 DDA decorations budget adjustment (from $6,000 to $46,000, funded from DDA Fund Balance), a $7,000 CDBG environmental review contract to Triterra, a $195,000 CDBG third-party administrator contract to the Tuscola County Economic Development Corporation, a $120,400 Howard Street engineering contract to MLR Engineering, road closures for the 2026 Pumpkin Festival, and two sets of fire bunker gear for $8,140.
What happens next: Not stated in the minutes beyond the resolution itself. Council also directed the City Manager to contact the City Attorney about a proposed data center moratorium discussed that night — that item was discussion only, not a moratorium vote.
Corrections: none yet.