The Village of Industry now has a deputy clerk position. Creation of that role might cause the loss of a member of the board of trustees, but that will avoid a conflict of interest, says the village’s attorney.
Last month the village unanimously agreed to create the new job of deputy clerk with a salary of $2,300 per month, with the plan to revisit that decision in six months. The duties of the job includes processing all water bill payments and serving as the main point of contact for residents regarding water bills.
Trustee Tressa Wheeler has been serving in a similar role, despite the lack of an official title, since this spring for $750 per month. She stepped in after State Bank of Industry discontinued its role processing payments of water bills. The village’s new software for calculating water bills operates in the cloud, and the bank was no longer interested in processing payments that way.
Wheeler told the board she has been spending around 20 to 25 hours per week in her duties, and trustees are concerned that $750 per month doesn’t fairly compensate her.
“She’s getting phone calls all hours of the day,” said Trustee Candice Drummond.
