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Wright County attorney requests office manager pay raise; supervisors table decision to June 16
Summary
Wright County Attorney Eric Simonson asked the board to increase his office manager’s annual salary to $60,000 from $48,002.96; the board voted to table the request to the June 16 meeting so the attorney can confirm budget capacity.
Wright County Attorney Eric Simonson asked the Board of Supervisors on June 2 to increase his office manager’s salary to $60,000 from $48,002.96, saying the employee has worked for the county for more than 25 years and is “vastly underpaid” compared with counterparts. Supervisors did not act on the request and instead voted to table it until the board’s June 16 meeting so Simonson could confirm whether his office budget could support the increase.
Simonson told the board that the office manager has long service and no significant prior increases; he asked for the salary to be raised to $60,000. Supervisor Cloos asked whether the attorney’s budget could accommodate the requested increase; Simonson said he would check and “do everything possible to ensure his budget would be okay.”
Motion and outcome: A motion by Supervisor Bosch, seconded by Supervisor Rasmussen, was recorded to table the salary increase request until June 16, 2025; the motion carried.
Why it matters: Salary adjustments affect county personnel budgets and require that department funding can absorb ongoing payroll increases. The board’s tabled action gives the county attorney time to confirm internal budget capacity before the board decides.
Next steps: The salary request will return to the board agenda on June 16, 2025 unless the attorney withdraws or modifies the request.
Sources: Remarks by Wright County Attorney Eric Simonson and board motion recorded in the June 2, 2025 meeting minutes.
