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Bonner County delays final approval of new compensation policy after debate over chief‑deputy pay method
Summary
HR brought a comprehensive compensation policy to the board but commissioners asked for more analysis and agreed to return the policy to HR for revisions after debate focused on whether chief‑deputy pay should be a stipend or an ongoing pay code.
Bonner County Human Resources proposed a rewritten compensation policy to move the county from a pay-band system toward a grade-and-step structure and to clarify how elected officials compensate chief deputies. After an extended discussion about chief‑deputy payouts and performance evaluation language, commissioners voted to send the draft policy back to HR for revisions and to return it at the next business meeting.
Alicia Clark, Bonner County HR director, told the board the policy rewrite followed a workshop on Oct. 24 and that the changes were reviewed by auditing, legal and risk. Clark said the major shift was replacing pay bands with a grade-and-step structure and cleaning up rules around chief deputy compensation and activation.
Commissioners and public commenters focused on a proposed change to chief‑deputy compensation. Clark said the practice had been a $400 stipend paid…
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