With a new County Clerk and County Treasurer set to take office later this year, the DeWitt County Board took up the topic of the salary of the two officials.

Board Chair Terry Ferguson explains the DeWitt County Board has decided to set the salary at that of the outgoing officeholders. 

Ferguson notes there's always a spirited debate about this topic because some feel it is a good time to review the starting salary of the two officeholders who will be decided on at the November election.

Count Clerk Dana Smith and County Treasurer Gloria Wills are retiring from their posts this year.