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Carver County approves 7% pay increases for county attorney, sheriff and commissioners
Summary
The board approved a roughly 7% salary increase for the county attorney and county sheriff and adopted a 7% increase for county commissioners after debate; the county attorney's 2026 salary would be $244,730 and the sheriff's $218,625 under the resolutions presented.
The Carver County Board of Commissioners approved salary adjustments for several elected officials during the meeting.
County staff presented market data and recommended a roughly 7% increase for both the county attorney and the county sheriff. Under the recommendation the county attorney's 2026 salary would rise to $244,730 (an increase of $16,010) and the sheriff's salary would rise to $218,625 (an increase of $14,303). The board adopted the resolutions by voice vote.
The board then considered commissioner compensation. Staff proposed a 7% increase to county commissioner salaries (from $89,633 to $95,907) and discussed monthly expense allowances. Commissioners debated the optics of setting their own pay, whether to adopt a fixed formula tied to staff adjustments, and a separate proposal to add $100 per month to expense allowances that failed for lack of a second. A motion to adopt a 7% increase for commissioners carried by voice vote (recorded in the transcript as passing 4—1).
Commissioner remarks included arguments that public safety and competitive pay justify adjustments and that a formula linking commissioner increases to staff adjustments could reduce future awkwardness.
What to watch: the decisions set 2026 elected-official pay levels and may inform county budget planning. The transcript records voice votes and an expressed 4—1 final count on the commissioner salaries; no roll-call tallies were printed in the meeting transcript.
