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Council places county auditor position into fair service pay plan and finalizes pay-range; substitute bill approved
Summary
Council approved substitute legislation placing the county auditor position into the fair service pay plan with an updated pay range to aid recruitment; council members discussed advertised salary range and hiring process.
The St. Louis County Council on July 8 approved substitute bill 2 for bill 129, an ordinance amendment that places the county auditor position into the county’s Fair Service Pay Plan and establishes a pay range intended to make the position more competitive.
Council adopted substitute bill 2 for bill 129 and then invoked rules to take the substitute up for final passage; roll-call voting recorded seven ayes and zero nays on final passage. Sponsors said the change places the auditor in the county’s pay plan to avoid earlier limitations on providing periodic salary adjustments during the auditor’s four‑year term.
Council discussion focused on pay-grade mechanics and recruitment. Members asked what pay range would apply and whether the range on the job posting aligned with the ordinance. Staff indicated the ordinance places the position in an authorized pay range (range 20 cited in discussion), with the advertised recruitment range reported to be roughly $120,000 to $150,000 annualized; staff also said the broader pay-range framework allows the council and hiring authority flexibility within a defined band.
Council members noted that the auditor is an elected, four-year position and asked how incremental increases would be handled; staff said the pay-range placement was intended to provide flexibility and to avoid the previous situation where an appointed auditor could not receive in-range adjustments.
Substitute bill 2 for bill 129 passed on final reading by recorded roll call (7 ayes). The council also confirmed that a position advertisement had been posted and that staff would proceed with recruitment within the established pay framework.
