Butler Eagle file photo.

The county commissioners on Wednesday, April 12, approved a contract with a Butler staffing and recruitment business for 10 workers to open mail-in ballots on the days of the primary and general elections.

The contract with Specialized Staffing and Industry Recruiters calls for the county to pay the workers $18.96 per hour.

Temporary workers have been hired to assist Election Bureau staff on election days since 2019, said deputy county clerk Maria Malloy.

She said the workers will start at 7 a.m. and continue until all the mail-in ballots have been counted.