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Sheriff’s office figures in the packet showed the department’s tentative budget running higher than last year — a working spreadsheet was read aloud showing roughly $276,000 (about a 13%) increase compared with the prior year, and the sheriff attributed roughly $31,100 of that increase to sending new deputies through the training academy. The sheriff said the office currently lacks certified applicants and expects to send at least one, possibly two, new deputies to the academy next year.

Supervisors and the sheriff discussed ways to reduce immediate training costs, including recruiting deputies who already are certified at other agencies. Several participants described the local practice elsewhere of offering a signing bonus — for example, an amount around $10,000 — to recruit deputies who already have academy certification, which would shift the timing but not necessarily the total cost to the county.

The sheriff also noted a pending jail inspection in a few weeks and said the county will need to think about operating costs for the new jail the county plans to open. Supervisors stressed uncertainty about how much the new facility will cost to operate and cautioned that the county should factor those potential recurring costs into future budget planning.

Board members asked whether revenues from traffic fines or other locally issued tickets help offset enforcement costs; the sheriff and other supervisors said most fines and fees are retained by the state and do not flow back to the county, calling it an unfunded mandate on local law enforcement.

No formal vote was taken on sheriff’s office staffing during the session; the board directed staff to include training costs and the academy scenarios in the next budget re‑run and to consider recruiting strategies to reduce academy expenses.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Page County Board Meeting 2 11 2025 B","oneSentenceSummary","The sheriff told Page County supervisors the department likely will need to send one or two new deputies to the academy next year, driving training costs and contributing to a reported year‑over‑year budget increase; supervisors discussed recruiting certified deputies and possible signing bonuses to reduce academy expense.","taxTitle","taxId",28864,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6330283,"Page County supervisors weigh employee pay increases, ask staff to rerun numbers at 3.75%",2728,108000,2836000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2314764-0645f67c3c3863c46826a9544dca8f4c&start=108&end=2836","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2314764-0645f67c3c3863c46826a9544dca8f4c/thumbnail_108000.jpg","/articles/6330283/Page-County/Iowa/Page-County-supervisors-weigh-employee-pay-increases-ask-staff-to-rerun-numbers-at-375","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6330283-c6ebc97169d5b329bb20eafddcca7268/orig.mp4?Expires=1775383278&Signature=matID5uniWGpf95D7Qj2PNNnPijz~nhfPBnqTrVk8Ke5ioUUoEFtghoT87NIwF9FE3Zbl4G5Dbl30StthQHMlPdSJp~Ojjip90leFvDiPeJcWvD13VpBiC5yEK-K9YHOmh2svssaC~FB5Dxy-mpKwTlEXIY2GQnuN0kQjhWQrZUVB10CA6UG4Dl2thM5o1k~qD3BIbF9GuhdWmx4Wyu0GH8evFFDxIuk98QybD225A9zjDZTj~v22lX-mleB4WMK4-Q9BOWfrDLo1jnvVyeQozfEMBTgdDM5j3-6AgFN8x72Cq5BxlvyZDyw4SmcHz31oJSrtY~8LvadsYVQxdEEyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Page County Board of Supervisors members spent the bulk of a budget work session reviewing proposed employee pay adjustments and discussing how to fit raises into next year’s budget. Board members asked staff to rerun the payroll projections using a 3.75% increase across the board and to refine figures for the county attorney positions and retirement payroll impacts.

The discussion centered on two competing approaches staff had prepared: a dollar‑plus‑percentage model that included a $1 addition and a 4% increase for some jail positions, and a straight percentage increase that board members asked to test at 3.75%. Supervisors noted deputies’ pay comparisons used as reference in the packet range from roughly 74% to 80% relative to a baseline “downstairs” pay group; that spread drove much of the detail work and disagreement over exact dollar impacts.

Board members and staff reviewed sample calculations for several positions. Staff said deputies’ present pay in the packet ranged from about 74% to 80% of the benchmark used for comparison. For two specific county attorney positions under review, staff discussed converting hourly positions to salaried roles and reducing an originally proposed assistant salary in order to make room in the budget for broader raises for rank‑and‑file employees. Supervisors asked staff to re‑run numbers with the part‑time attorney position set at $85,000 and to recalculate employer FICA and IPERS costs.

Supervisors repeatedly cautioned they do not yet know where the final totals will come out and that adjustments might be needed after staff returns with updated spreadsheets. At one point a board member summarized the group’s direction: staff will run the payroll numbers using 3.75% for the general increase, make the county attorney part‑time assistant $85,000 for modeling purposes, and then return with revised totals that include recalculated FICA and IPERS.

Board members discussed process issues raised by the calculations: inconsistencies across different worksheets, how to display large capital or one‑time items, and the desirability of asking department heads to identify discretionary line items (for example 3%–5% cuts) that could be reduced if needed to fund raises. Members emphasized the need to keep raises defensible to taxpayers while trying to make progress on bringing deputy and jailer pay closer to area comparators.

The board took no formal vote on the pay plan during the session; instead members directed staff to rerun the budget projections with the 3.75% option and the $85,000 part‑time assistant assumption and to return with reconciled totals.

Looking ahead, supervisors noted next year’s budget will have additional pressure from a new jail the county is planning to open, and members flagged that future operating costs for a new facility are still unknown and could increase long‑term pressure on county finances.","During a budget work session, the Page County Board of Supervisors discussed proposals to increase employee pay, considered changes to the county attorney pay package and agreed to have staff rerun budget projections using a 3.75% pay adjustment.","actionData","errors"]

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Sheriff flags higher training and jail costs as supervisors review budget

Page County supervisors weigh employee pay increases, ask staff to rerun numbers at 3.75%