Budget staff and county leaders discussed proposed grade changes in the treasurer’s office and agreed in principle to move the chief deputy to a grade‑7 classification and another deputy to a grade‑5 classification, while asking staff to confirm the specific dollar figures to include in the published budget.

"We can certainly move them because a grade 7 for the chief deputy and a grade 5 for the deputy treasurer, that's in line with other offices... What I guess I need the assistance with is just knowing the dollar targets," Speaker 5 said when presenting the request during the budget review. Staff reviewed the new pay chart and identified step values for grades 71, 72 and 73; they discussed options to place the position on a step that most closely matched the original request.

Staff provided example dollar amounts from the new chart: grade 72 at $45,973; grade 73 at $46,920; and step targets the treasurer requested close to $46,133 initially. After comparing the old chart to the new, staff agreed to select a step that minimized dollar shifts while honoring the new grade for parity with other departments. "So on the new chart, if you go to a 7, you have a choice between $45.09 $7.03 and 46 9 20. So it's hitting above and below, but not right at. So we can go to a 7 3," Speaker 5 said.

Budget staff said they would apply the new chart figures to the treasurer’s office sheets and circulate the updated pages; staff recorded the agreed changes in the working spreadsheet but did not take a formal vote during the session.

Why it matters: Grade and step changes determine the actual wages funded in next year’s budget and affect comparability with similar supervisory roles in other county offices.

Next steps: Staff to insert the selected grade/step dollar figures into the treasurer’s budget lines and circulate corrected pages to the treasurer and commissioners for confirmation.