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Ramsey County adopts 2026 commissioners' salary ordinance tied to staff contract increases
Summary
The Ramsey County Board adopted the 2026 commissioners' salary ordinance on July 1, a routine annual action the board said mirrors increases negotiated in county labor contracts and is required under the county charter.
Ramsey County commissioners voted July 1 to adopt the 2026 salary ordinance for county commissioners, a recurring action the board said mirrors across-the-board increases negotiated in county labor contracts and is required by the county charter.
Board members emphasized the salary action aligns commissioner pay with general employee cost-of-living and negotiated contract increases rather than providing higher or special raises for elected officials. Commissioners said the process is intended to preserve organizational balance and transparency.
Why it matters: the vote sets the official 2026 salary for Ramsey County elected commissioners and is required by the county charter in advance of the election cycle.
Commissioners discussed that the adopted changes reflect the same average increases received by county staff under recent bargaining agreements. The board also noted Ramsey County is among the few counties that must act in this calendar window to set commissioners' salaries, a transparency step some commissioners described as beneficial.
The board approved the ordinance by roll call: Moran 'Aye; Jeong 'Aye; Jevan Singh 'Aye; McGuire 'Aye; McMurtry 'Aye; Miller 'Aye; Ortega 'Aye.
What comes next: the salary ordinance takes effect per the charter schedule for 2026 elected officials; no further action was indicated.
