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Emmons County staff present proposed grade-and-step pay system for employee wages

5549133 · August 7, 2025
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Summary

County staff presented a new grade-and-step salary matrix intended to standardize starting pay, steps, longevity increases and COLA adjustments. Commissioners discussed adopting the structure for the preliminary budget and directed staff to include figures for budget review; no final adoption was made at the meeting.

County human-resources staff and administrators presented a proposed grade-and-step pay structure that would create standardized pay grades, 2% step differentials between steps, and rules for step eligibility and longevity increases.

Presenters said the proposal separates two workweek types (40 hours for road/depot staff and 37.5 hours for most courthouse staff) and explains how annual salaries translate to hourly rates for each schedule. The committee recommended step increases for…

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