Marthasville city officials are exploring the possibility of restructuring jobs and duties within city hall, including eliminating one position. Mayor Dale Verges said it's likely the city will continue employing a part-time city clerk with a part-time assistant city clerk or treasurer to provide assistance and act as a backup where needed. "We don't know what we want yet," he said. "We're trying to iron out what we're going to do." Verges, who has previously advocated the need for the city hall changes, raised the possibility during recent meetings with aldermen, including during a work session last Tuesday, March 16. City officials are currently working on drafting a job description for the city clerk position. Once that is completed, the city may proceed by advertising the position. Officials also are undecided on the pay for the possible positions and whether health insurance would be offered, Verges said. Currently, Becky Adams earns $10,000 as city clerk, with Treasurer Kim Owens and Collector Kay Buhr being paid $9,000 and $7,000, respectively. No health benefits are offered. Verges said he preferred city hall being open as close to 40 hours on weekdays as possible. Currently, city hall is open sporadically throughout the daytime hours on weekdays and then at night on multiple days. At last week's meeting, officials discussed the possibility of city hall being open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the weekdays. Currently, Owens and Buhr each work 12 hours a week while Adams works around 16 hours, Verges said. Adams is present at city at city hall for three hours four nights a week and for a few hours on Saturday mornings. "Our goal is to have someone here," Verges said. "It's nice to have a person there in the evening, but at the same time, I don't feel like we're doing the city justice by not having someone there during the day. We've very limited. The city is growing. A couple of part-time positions are the best way to handle it." Verges said the daytime availability of employees makes more sense to get hold of other governmental entities compared to the current setup. He envisions the two part-time employees having a few hours each week that overlap when both are in the office at the same time. "The fact is, everybody else is doing business during the daytime," Verges remarked. The collector position is one job that will be eliminated since the county collector's office began collecting city taxes last year. Verges said Buhr will remain employed as needed, but likely won't work past June 30 once the 2009-2010 fiscal year ends. Verges stressed the employee changes have nothing to do with the employees' performance. "The board is satisfied with the work with the part-time people," he said. "They have been doing a good job."