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Minnehaha County approves three-year deputies contract with new pay matrix and step increases
Summary
The Minnehaha County Commission approved a three-year contract with the Deputies Association that establishes a new pay matrix (effective Sept. 27, 2025), adds an extra step to ease pay compression, schedules cost adjustments through 2028 and expands some specialty and leave provisions.
Minnehaha County commissioners on July 1 approved a three-year contract with the Minnehaha County Deputies Association that implements a new pay matrix, scheduled pay adjustments and several other labor provisions.
Tom Greco, the countys commission administrative officer, presented the negotiated agreement and said the wage provisions "place employees on a new pay matrix, which is attached in this packet on 09/27/2025," and that members would be placed "at the step nearest to you but higher than their current pay." Greco summarized planned adjustments in subsequent years and described an additional step to address pay compression.
Greco said the contract also clarifies specialty-pay authority and makes "detectives eligible for specialty pay at a rate of 50¢," adds Presidents' Day as a declared holiday, increases paid-time-off accrual minimums and raises extended sick-leave accrual from "1.85 to 2.5 hours per period." Clothing allowances were increased for contract years 2026 through 2028. Greco said matrix adjustments of 2.7%, 3% and 1.8% are scheduled for 2026, 2027 and 2028, respectively, and that those percentages would apply to deputies if the commission approves higher general-employee adjustments.
Commissioners praised the negotiation. One commissioner thanked the administrative officer and HR for a "fruitful negotiation" and said the wage provisions should aid retention. When asked to explain pay compression for the public, Carrie (county HR staff) said the pay-matrix placement prevents new employees from being paid the same as longer-serving staff, noting that "even if you hadn't looked at that, you'd have 22% of your staff at step 1 countywide." The chair then called for a vote.
The motion to approve the contract passed on roll call. The contract will be effective Sept. 27, 2025, per the agreement presented to the commission.
The commission did not provide a dollar total for the countys budget impact during the meeting; budgetary effects and implementation details were not specified in the public discussion.
