Town Loses Second Clerk In A Year

The Nasewaupee Town Board is again looking for someone to fill its appointed clerk position three months after the board appointed Janice Barrett as town clerk. She resigned as of Feb. 14 because the part-time position involved more work than she expected, said town chairman Steven Sullivan at the board’s Feb. 15 meeting.

When the board appointed Barrett last November, the position was based on an average of 15 hours a week at an annual salary of $32,000. 

Sullivan said the previous elected town clerk, Jill Lau, who is now a town supervisor, will once again fill in as a part-time town employee to handle the clerking duties until they find a new clerk.

Town voters in November 2022 approved having appointed rather than elected clerk and treasurer positions, effective as of April 2023.

Lau, who ended her final term as the elected town clerk, was replaced last April by the appointment of Nasewaupee resident Donna Wolak, who then resigned about two weeks after starting the clerk’s position. Lau also filled in at that time until Barrett was brought on board.