Commissioners approve motion to raise county attorney’s pay; salary figures in transcript inconsistent
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The commission moved to raise the elected county attorney’s pay after discussion of recruitment difficulties and comparisons with peer counties; the meeting transcript contains inconsistent salary figures and no recorded roll‑call vote for the raise in the provided excerpt.
The Crawford County Commission moved to approve a pay increase for the elected county attorney after commissioners and counsel discussed recruitment challenges and comparative pay levels in neighboring counties.
During the discussion, commissioners noted a shortage of available attorneys and cited departures of county attorneys to other counties for higher pay. The transcript records that the county attorney’s current salary was mentioned (reported by a speaker as $113,000), and commissioners said peer counties’ ranges suggested the county is paying below market. One speaker said they intended to set a new salary level after reviewing comparables.
The transcript also contains inconsistent numeric references to salary amounts; at one point a figure transcribed as "$100,130,000 dollars" appears, which is inconsistent with other figures and clearly a transcription error. The meeting discussion did not provide a clear, single revised salary figure in the recorded excerpt. A motion to grant the county attorney a raise "as presented by counsel" was made and seconded; the meeting record provided does not include a roll‑call vote or final adopted salary number.
Commissioners noted they have already increased pay for contract attorneys in other county court positions to improve recruitment, and said similar pressures exist for the county attorney’s office. The commission also discussed the need for follow‑up to finalize salary amounts and the budgetary implications of any adjustment.