State ex rel. Ryland v. Schinkal

R. C. 507.09 sets out fees and compensation to be paid township clerks, and fixes the maximum compensation based upon the size of the township budget. As applicable herein, it provides:

“(C) In townships having a budget of five thousand dollars or over, the clerk shall receive three per cent of the total expenditures of such township in excess of five thousand dollars in addition to the amount provided under division (B) of this section. No township clerk shall receive compensation in excess of the following amounts in any one calendar year for said services as such clerk:

“(3) In townships…