Berks County election officials are extending higher paychecks for those who choose to work the polls this spring.
The county elections board voted at a meeting Thursday to stick with the higher wages, acknowledging they may once again be faced with a shortage of people willing to spend the day signing in voters and making sure the process runs smoothly.
The board voted to keep the daily wage for election judges at $200 and for all other positions at $180 for the upcoming primary election — the same rate that was approved for the 2020 elections. In previous years under normal circumstances, the county has paid election judges $120 and all other positions $110.
The commissioners will need to approve the increase.
The board also voted to approve two ballot questions that will be decided by Reading residents.
The first question involves removing a section of the city’s charter having to do with appropriation and revenue due to the limitations imposed on home-rule municipalities under state law.
The second question involves eliminating language in the city’s charter that requires the public works director be a professional civil engineer registered in Pennsylvania.
