At the Dec. 24 session, Crawford County commissioners approved a set of countywide salary and rate changes and ratified multiple finance items the county identified as necessary before the end of the year.

Finance staff asked the board to ratify a Crawford County lease policy and several invoices. The board approved an invoice to Community Health Services for $59,494 and an invoice to Vird Technologies for $30,817 (Deterra distribution program) to be paid from opioid-settlement funds.

Finance additionally presented a termination fee tied to a plan switch (referred to in the transcript as a P-chip invoice, termination fees) with an amount of $557,809.64. The board moved and approved ratification of that invoice during the meeting; the transcript did not provide additional contract detail in the public discussion.

In personnel and salary actions, the board set the county’s nonunion 2025 rates and salaries at $20.25 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2025, including setting that rate for multiple departments and approving new-hire pay for specified correctional employees. Several departments and offices—treasurer, courts, district attorney, public defender, conservation district and others—had their nonunion pay scales ratified at the meeting.

County officials also approved routine procurement and maintenance items including payment to vendors (examples: Mark Johnson Electric, M and M Lawn Care) and ratified purchases or contracts across departments.

Next steps: Finance and HR will implement new pay rates and process invoices according to county procurement and payroll procedures. The board scheduled a reconvene meeting for Dec. 31 to complete remaining year-end business including re-adoption of the millage resolution.