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Bannock County public information officer seeks jump from grade 10 to 15, outlines FY26 budget changes
Summary
Emma Iannacone, Bannock County public information officer, asked commissioners to reclassify the PIO position from grade 10 to grade 15 and reviewed specific line-item changes in her FY26 budget request, including staff subsidies, subscriptions and a reallocation of photography and marketing funds.
Emma Iannacone, Bannock County public information officer, asked the Board of County Commissioners to reclassify the county’s public information officer position from grade 10 to grade 15 and outlined several proposed changes to her FY26 operating and B budgets.
Iannacone told commissioners she based the requested grade increase on salary data for public information officers in Idaho and on comparable positions in Pocatello and Idaho Falls. "The median annual salary for a PIO in Idaho is about $70,800 a year," she said, adding that she adjusted her request to reflect lower local cost-of-living differences from Ada County.
Iannacone described professional credentials and regional work supporting the request. She…
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