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Butler County managers present $2.5M budget option for new pay plan; full market plan would cost far more

5760272 · August 19, 2025
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Summary

County staff presented a draft pay-plan restructure that would consolidate pay ranges and move positions toward market rates. Consultants estimated a full market adjustment at roughly $3.8 million; staff proposed a $2.5 million budget target and scheduled additional hearings on the revenue-neutral rate and pay-plan details.

Butler County administrators told the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday that a proposed overhaul of the county pay plan would compress some pay ranges and move many positions closer to market; staff said the cost to bring all positions fully to market would be about $3.8 million, while the working budget target being recommended is about $2.5 million.

The proposal matters because it would change starting and midpoint pay for dozens of county job titles and could reshape recruitment and retention across public safety, public works and administrative departments.

County Administrator Ryan (last name not specified in the record) said staff received a draft pay plan from consultant McGrath that consolidates ranges and maps current titles to new proposed titles and ranges. “The cost to do that was about 3.8 million to get the positions to market,” Ryan said. He told…

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