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Board asks staff to return a compensation policy before changing elected officials’ pay

3337740 · May 16, 2025
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Summary

Following an Evergreen Solutions study on elected-official compensation, the board directed staff to prepare a formal compensation policy for future adjustments and to return with that policy before any salary changes are presented.

Calaveras County supervisors on May 13 reviewed an elected‑officials compensation study prepared by Evergreen Solutions and instructed staff to bring a compensation policy for board consideration before implementing any salary changes.

The consultant reviewed peer counties and several approaches to setting or adjusting elected‑official pay, including tying adjustments to state Superior Court increases, averaging peer counties, or using formula-based changes. Stacy Witchell of Evergreen told the board she used a weighted approach that balanced…

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