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Clerk says she did not intend to resign

Jodi Summit
Posted 4/6/22

GREENWOOD TWP- In an email sent out to Greenwood Board members and the Timberjay on Saturday, April 2, Clerk Debby Spicer said her statements made at the March 24 Reorganizational Meeting “were …

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Clerk says she did not intend to resign

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GREENWOOD TWP- In an email sent out to Greenwood Board members and the Timberjay on Saturday, April 2, Clerk Debby Spicer said her statements made at the March 24 Reorganizational Meeting “were made under emotional stress” and that she does “not intend to resign my elected position of clerk.”
Spicer went on to write, “I have been the victim of continuous vindictive attitude directed to me by Supervisor [Sue] Drobac, and the inaccurate information produced by [Chairman] Mike Ralston that lowered the clerk wage when Drobac was clerk. 
The Breitung Clerk salary is $23,500 per year, and she is asked to keep the office open for 12 hours per week, but she works many more hours than that,” Spiver wrote.
It can be noted that the two positions are not comparable. Breitung Township is much more comparable to a small city with its own maintenance department, township roads to maintain and plow, water and sewer infrastructure, police department, hockey rink and baseball field, and a campground.
Spicer said she was angry and hurt that the board continues to support the downgrading of the position to 12 hours a week, and singled out Drobac, who formerly served in the role.
“Of all people,” Spicer wrote, she “is aware of the statutory duties and the board-imposed duties cannot be completed in just 12 hours.”
“I will continue to do the duties of Clerk to the best of my ability.”
At some point last week, the Greenwood Board also received a letter of resignation from current Treasurer Belinda Fazio.
The Greenwood Town Board posted a notice for a special meeting on March 31 before receiving this email, and set a special meeting for Wednesday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m. to appoint a clerk to finish the current clerk’s term and a treasurer to complete the current treasurer’s term.