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Supervisors set 2% pay increase for elected officials after heated debate; initial 0%/auditor proposal fails
Summary
Following hours of discussion, the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to set a 2% across-the-board pay increase for elected officials and deputies; an earlier motion to set 0% for all but the auditor failed on a roll call vote.
After extended public discussion and testimony from multiple elected officeholders, the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors voted to give a 2% salary increase to elected officials and their deputies for fiscal year 2026.
Discussion of elected officials' compensation began when the board opened agenda item C on setting elected officials' wages. Assistant County Attorney Joshua Woodman advised the board that, under current statute, one-time payments described as "stipends" can become part of an official's base salary in future years and that the board could not reliably create a true one-year spike without creating a carry-forward amount.
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