Child support staff present workload, urging pay adjustments to prevent turnover

Child support staff and the county's child‑support attorney presented staffing and performance data to the board and asked commissioners to consider compensation adjustments for caseworkers. Amy Consenberg described how the office’s duties have shifted toward more legally intensive work and said the office has roughly seven employees with a combined ~85 years of service. Garrett Schroeder, the attorney in charge of child support, told the board the office is meeting or exceeding some performance metrics but remains below targets in others; he warned pay pressures could lead to staff departures: "I would ask that a pay increase occur. I think it's appropriate, and I'd leave it at that." (Garrett Schroeder)