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Work session: commissioners ask staff to study pay‑step flexibility and certification bumps for county roles
Summary
Commissioners discussed whether long‑service employees who move into certified roles (mapping, appraisal) lose longevity and what changes to the handbook or a resolution could allow step increases for qualified hires; staff were asked to have legal review and bring options in February.
Multiple commissioners raised that employees moving into certified positions can lose longevity pay when their job grade changes. Speaker 2 said an employee who has “10 or 11, 12 years of service” could “go back to the table…with no longevity,” and asked whether the county could allow hiring at a higher step for qualified applicants or grant a certified‑position pay bump.
Speakers described that appraisal positions already include a pay bump when certification is achieved, but mapper positions do not. Speaker 3 and others suggested handbook language or a resolution could codify starting‑step protections for long‑tenured employees who are promoted; Speaker 1 recommended asking Jason (legal counsel) to review the authority to make exceptions.
Commissioners agreed to defer any immediate action and directed staff to return with options at the February work session, including whether handbook revisions or a formal resolution are necessary.
No formal motion or vote was taken on policy changes at the meeting.
Next steps: legal review requested and staff to draft possible handbook language or a resolution for commissioners to consider in February.
