County recorder/surveyor urges retroactive pay under state code; council split on legal reading

Nov 12, 2025

County Recorder/Surveyor Greg Wolbach argued the county has undercompensated combined offices since a 2014 consolidation and asked council to follow state code language that could increase his pay; council and county attorneys disagreed on statutory interpretation and did not change salaries at the meeting.

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County Recorder and licensed professional land surveyor Greg Wolbach asked the Summit County Council to revisit the compensation for the combined county recorder/surveyor office, citing state statutory language on combined offices that he said has not been followed since consolidation in 2014.

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