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Show Salary Increases Hike Filing Fees For Office A salary raise for county officials of-ficials in 1953, as allowed by the 1953 Utah Legislature, makes a difference in the fee to be paid to the county clerk for those declaring their candidacy candi-dacy for most political offices in this county. The filing fee is one-fourth of 1 per cent of the salary for the entire term of office for most offices. Salaries now paid to the clerk, recorder, assessor, sheriff, sher-iff, and treasurer is $3,000 per year, payable monthly. Filing fee for candidacy for any of these official positions is $30, according to Porter L. Merrell, county clerk. The county attorney's pay is $1500 per year, the filing fee is $15; the county commissioners' commission-ers' salary is $1200 per year, the filing fee is $12. A $5 fee is charged for those filing for justice of the peace posts. |