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Dickinson County approves $695,183 compensation package including 3% COLA, scaled pay‑grade changes
Summary
The Dickinson County Board of Commissioners approved a revised pay plan that includes a 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment and scaled changes to position minimums and compression limits; the county estimated the 2025 cost at $695,183.
The Dickinson County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 9 approved a revised county compensation plan that the county’s consultant said would cost $695,183 in 2025.
The plan adopts a 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment for the county’s 141 active employees, a set of reduced pay‑scale minimums and a $6,000 cap on individual compression adjustments, the consultant said. Commissioners voted to accept “Plan B,” the reduced‑scale option recommended after public comment and commission feedback.
The consultant, identified in the meeting as Phil, told commissioners the package was a compromise that cut an earlier, larger recommendation roughly in half.…
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