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Codington County approves AFSCME highway contract and moves to TimeClock Plus pay cycle
Summary
Commissioners ratified a highway department contract with AFSCME that includes a 2.6% COLA effective Jan. 1, 2026, and approved implementing TimeClock Plus with a monthly pay period beginning Feb. 15 and transitional payroll adjustments.
The Codington County Board of Commissioners approved a collective bargaining agreement for AFSCME-represented employees in the highway department and voted to implement TimeClock Plus as the county's timekeeping system for nonexempt employees.
Human resources said the highway union and management reached consensus on wages only; the agreement includes a 2.6% cost-of-living adjustment to be added to wages on Jan. 1, 2026, and a placement process that sets employees on the updated wage scale at the step closest to current salary without reducing pay. HR said employees with seven or more years of service will receive minimum placement adjustments as agreed.
The board also approved implementing TimeClock Plus and shifting to a monthly pay-period cycle beginning Feb. 15. HR explained transitional payroll logistics: hours worked Feb. 15–Feb. 28 would be treated as a payroll advance and withheld over the next four months to align pay schedules; regular pay dates otherwise remain the last Tuesday of the month, with standard holiday exceptions.
Commissioners moved and approved both the AFSCME agreement (motion by Johnson; second by Gable) and the TimeClock Plus implementation (motion carried after technical edits recommended by HR).
