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Wabasha County board reopens county attorney pay, sets salary after roll call
Summary
The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners reconsidered the county attorney’s annual salary and voted to set it during the meeting after discussion and a rescinded motion.
The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners reopened discussion on the county attorney’s 2025 salary and set the pay during the meeting.
The board’s administrator said state statute requires the board to consider responsibilities, duties, experience, qualifications and performance when setting elected-official salaries; the county earlier set the county attorney’s 2024 salary and the matter is the subject of ongoing litigation. Commissioner Springer moved to set the county attorney salary for 2025, and the board voted after additional discussion and a revised motion.
The board debated previous salary levels and the figure that had been set in prior years. Commissioner Springer first moved to set the salary at $119,900 and later rescinded that motion and restated it at $119,000. The motion was seconded. During a roll-call-style confirmation the transcript records Commissioner Powers answering “Aye” and Commissioner Springer answering “Aye.” The motion passed.
The administrator noted the board had earlier recorded findings at the November hearing on the matter and would not need to repeat that entire process in public. The transcript records that Commissioner Key was absent at the meeting. No additional implementation details or effective date for the new salary were recorded in the transcript.
Board members who spoke in this item reiterated the statutory factors the board must consider but did not record any amendment to the salary-setting process or a change in the board’s procedural findings.
The board moved on to other business after the vote.
