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Cole County commissioners continue discussion on elected-officials' salary adjustments, request more comparables and job descriptions
Summary
Commissioners heard detailed salary requests from elected officials including the collector and discussed next steps: collect more county comparables (sunshine requests), gather job descriptions and grids, and consider a countywide salary study or pay grids before making decisions.
Cole County commissioners held an extended discussion Jan. 28 on salary adjustments sought by elected officials and their staff, but did not vote on any raises. Commissioners asked for more comparative data, job descriptions, and salary grids before taking action.
Collector Larry (first name only in transcript) presented a request that would total $8,000 for his office: $4,000 for his chief deputy, $2,000 for his collector supervisor and $2,000 for a deputy collector. He compared chief-deputy pay with Boone, Cape Girardeau and Jasper counties and said his staff are cross-trained, bonded and manage a diverse workload that does not scale down with county size. Larry cited that his office handles roughly $100…
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