Township employees who were available for work on Aug. 15, when the Orion Township Hall was without water and power due to a national power outage, will be paid for the day according to the township board.
The board decided to pay employees who were not already scheduled for vacation or personal days for Aug. 15, even if they were unable to come into work due to the hall being without water.
Employees who were requested to remain at work on Aug. 15 will be paid their regular pay rate, plus $5 additional pay per hour premiu