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Commission approves 5% pay adjustment for elected row office holders for 2024‑25 pay period
Summary
The commission approved a 5% pay increase for county elected row offices (backdated to Dec. 29, 2024) consistent with staff salary adjustments; commissioners said a broader policy review will follow.
Sedgwick County commissioners voted Jan. 22 to approve a 5% pay adjustment for elected row office holders, effective retroactively to Dec. 29, 2024.
Sheena Schmitz, the county’s chief human resources officer, presented the recommendation. The action aligns elected officials’ pay with the 3% plus 2% increases other county employees received, and commissioners discussed the broader policy implications for elected leaders versus staff pay. Commissioners noted the change is a one‑year adjustment and that a separate policy review on pay compression and elected‑official pay structures will follow.
The motion to approve passed on a unanimous roll call (Bluebaugh Aye; Wise Aye; Howell Aye; Meitzner Aye; Chairman Beatty Aye). Commissioners said they will continue work on a policy approach to elected‑office compensation and the relationship to departmental deputy salaries.
