Board approves seven payroll-schedule resolutions to move staff to biweekly pay cycles

The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors approved seven resolutions on Oct. 14 that change pay schedules for county employees, moving most groups to a biweekly pay cycle beginning in June–July 2026.

The resolutions affect non-prepaid employees, elected officials, EMS staff, engineering/secondary roads/transfer station/IT employees, jail staff, prepaid employees (excluding elected officials) and supervisors. The board approved each resolution by roll-call vote after brief staff explanations; no substantive public debate was recorded.

The board’s packet lists each resolution by number and describes the new pay periods and first payroll dates. Highlights include: non-prepaid employees (Resolution 10142501) will move to an every-two-weeks schedule with a first two-week period running June 15–June 28 and a pay date of July 3, 2026; EMS (Resolution 10142503) will have a first pay period of June 14–June 27 with a July 3 pay date; supervisors (Resolution 10142507) will receive pay on July 3 for work through June 30 and will thereafter be paid every two weeks starting with the June 29–July 12 period and a July 17 pay date to avoid exceeding budgeted elected-official pay limits. Other listed groups have analogous shift dates and are described in the packet.

Each resolution was considered individually with a motion, a second, and a roll-call vote. The board recorded affirmative roll-call votes for each resolution; no “no” votes or abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript.

Why it matters: switching payroll cycles affects budgeting, payroll administration and the timing of paychecks for staff across county departments. The resolutions note differences for salaried versus hourly employees and flag elected-official budget limits as the reason to set different pay dates for supervisors.

Votes at a glance - Resolution 10142501 (non-prepaid employees): Motion by Stecker; second by Haas; outcome: approved (roll-call recorded as “Yes” by all present). Note: first two-week pay period listed June 15–June 28 with pay date July 3, 2026. - Resolution 10142502 (elected officials paid the 20th of the month): Motion by Hawes; second by Stecker; outcome: approved. - Resolution 10142503 (EMS pay-period adjustment): Motion by Stecker; second by Wachter; outcome: approved. First two-week period June 14–June 27, pay date July 3. - Resolution 10142504 (engineer, secondary roads, transfer station, IT): Motion by Garman; second by Stecker; outcome: approved. First two-week period June 15–June 28, pay date July 3. - Resolution 10142505 (jail staff): Motion by Haas; second by Stecker; outcome: approved. First two-week period June 15–June 28, pay date July 3. - Resolution 10142506 (prepaid employees excluding elected officials): Motion by Garman; second by Wachter; outcome: approved. First two-week period starting June 19 (covering June 1–June 14) and continuing every two weeks thereafter. - Resolution 10142507 (supervisors): Motion by Haas (with corrected wording); second by Garman; outcome: approved. Supervisors to be paid July 3 for June 1–June 30, then move to biweekly pay beginning June 29–July 12 with pay date July 17 to ensure elected-official pay does not exceed budgeted amounts.

Board members recorded on roll-call votes include Haas, Garman, Stecker, Wachter and Knapp (all recorded as voting "Yes" on the resolutions). The meeting packet contains the detailed resolution language and specific pay-period dates for each affected group.

Ending: The board approved all seven payroll resolutions with roll-call votes and directed staff to correct wording where needed; staff said corrected paperwork would be provided to supervisors at the first break.