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Supervisors set elected-official pay raises at 4% for most offices, 6.5% for sheriff and deputies
Summary
After budget staff analysis and discussion of the 'back the blue' statute, the board approved a 4% salary increase for several elected offices and a 6.5% increase for the sheriff and related deputies/command staff; HR and budget will update offer pot figures.
Linn County supervisors, acting as the county compensation board, approved salary increases for elected officials and deputies: a 4% increase for the auditor, treasurer, recorder, board of supervisors and county attorney and a 6.5% increase for the sheriff and the sheriff's deputies/command staff.
The board discussed the statutory comparables referenced in the "back the blue" language and staff analysis of various percentage options. One supervisor said applying the statute's comparables would align with a 6.5% figure for the sheriff's office; staff estimated adopting 6.5% for the sheriff and 4% for others would reduce the budget offer pot by approximately $55,154 compared with a uniform 4% assumption. County staff said a 4% placeholder had been included in the draft budget and that HR and budget would update the budget system to reflect the board's decision. "I will make a motion to approve salary increases of 4 percent for the auditor, treasurer, recorder, Board of Supervisors, County Attorney, and a 6.5% increase for the Sheriff and related deputies," a supervisor said; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Following the vote, staff said HR and budget staff would calculate a revised offer pot (estimated to be about $603,000) and that supervisors should submit their offer lists by the stated deadline to facilitate final budget actions later in the week.
