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Court approves ordinance to raise county IT pay to county equivalent after retention concerns
Summary
The quorum court approved Ordinance 25-15 to increase pay for a county IT position to the county-equivalent salary band to retain staff; members said the position supports roughly 200 computers and more than a dozen servers and that comparable positions in other counties pay substantially more.
The Faulkner County Quorum Court approved proposed Ordinance 25-15, an amendment arising from personnel-committee review to raise pay for a county information-technology position to the county-equivalent salary level.
Members said the county's IT function is handling broad responsibilities — in the discussion officials referenced roughly 200 computers and 19 servers — and that the current IT employee had been offered another job paying $35,000 to $40,000 more than his county salary. Court members said the position has been historically underpaid relative to comparable positions in other counties; participants in the discussion cited examples where similar roles in neighboring counties were paid around $105,000 and, for larger counties, about $120,000.
The conversation referenced coordination with the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office IT role and noted informal collaboration between the county IT and the sheriff's IT but stated the positions are separate and have distinct responsibilities. Committee members and the sheriff's office said the county must raise pay to retain a qualified professional and to reflect the job's scope.
After discussion the court voted to approve Ordinance 25-15 and forward it to full-court adoption (voice vote recorded as "aye," with no opposition recorded on the floor). Members said the committee will oversee fill-in and transition arrangements while department leaders recruit a replacement at the higher salary band.
