Council amends maintenance-pay resolution to allow payment to person filling maintenance duties

The Clayton Town Council amended a previously introduced resolution governing how the town’s maintenance fund may be paid. Under the revision, funds budgeted for maintenance can be paid to the individual who fulfills the duties of the maintenance position at the time of payment; council members said the town manager will retain authority to make changes during the year. Council discussion clarified the intent: if the town manager performs maintenance duties, that individual could be paid from the maintenance fund. A motion to accept the resolution as revised carried. Discussion versus decision: the discussion focused on the wording change (who may be paid from the maintenance fund). The formal action was approval of the resolution with the revised language; no salary change or specific dollar figure was included in the meeting notes.