Dorr Township has a Deputy Clerk

Door Township now has a Deputy Clerk.

The Trustees met this morning and followed the agenda to pass a resolution for the Township Clerk, Kathleen Schlapp, to appoint a Deputy Clerk. They did, and she did.

The agenda also called for the Trustees to have the Town Clerk appoint Quinn Keefe as Deputy Clerk by resolution. The Town Clerk is to swear in Quinn as Deputy Clerk.

Several electors were present this morning to observe and question the Trustees about the qualifications necessary for the job. The Agenda for the meeting was designed without a Public Comment period, and the Township Attorney explained that State law allows for the Clerk to appoint a Deputy Clerk.

Like, so what is there to talk about?

In response to inquiry from the audience, it was explained that the Deputy Clerk's position carries no compensation.

Town Clerk Schlapp is resigning March 31, 2010, at midnight. When 12:00AM was mentioned, I asked whether that meant before the beginning of the workday on (Wednesday) March 31 or at the end. (That's the same question I asked the Woodstock City Council a while back, although now I don't recall the issue. It might have been liquor license suspension.)

Supervisor Bob Pierce said it meant at the end of the day.

But does it? Really? There would be no question about when 12:01AM on March 31 is. It's a minute into the day of March 31. Isn't 12:00AM just one minute before 12:01AM?

It seems to me that Town Clerk Schlapp should have resigned as of 11:59PM on March 31 (or even 5:00PM).

Now what happens when the Town Clerk's resignation is effective? Will Dorr Township have a Deputy Clerk and no Clerk?

Will the Trustees have to meet again and formally authorize Quinn Keefe to become the Town Clerk, when Ms. Schlapp departs? Or do the statutes provide for that, in the event the Township find itself with no Clerk, which is what is going to happen at midnight on March 31.

Is the Town Clerk's compensation set by statute or by the Trustees? The Town(ship) is to advertise the position and accept applications. Will it form a committee to oversee the recruiting process and the selection of the new Town Clerk?

Or is it a "done deal"?