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Administration committee approves step increases for long‑tenured county employees
Summary
The St. Croix County Administration Committee unanimously approved a resolution to give extra step increases to employees with five or more years in their current positions who are below step 5 on the wage grade; the change affects 25 full‑time and 17 part‑time employees and costs about $45,000 a year.
The St. Croix County Administration Committee on Nov. 4 approved a resolution to give additional step increases to county employees who have served in the same position for at least five years but remain below step 5 on the county wage grid. Administrator Ken Witt told the committee the move aims to realign pay for positions that rose in market value after the county’s 2024 wage‑grid update.
Witt said the adjustments would affect 25 full‑time and 17 part‑time employees and would cost about $45,000 a year. "To give them each an additional step increase amounts to about $45,000 per year," Witt said during the presentation.
Bob Fiedler moved to bring the resolution forward; Supervisor Long seconded. Supervisor Shirley asked for clarification about how regrading in 2024 could leave long‑tenured employees on low steps; Witt explained that when a position’s grade is elevated to reflect market rates, employees are re‑placed on the new grade without taking a pay cut, which can leave some workers placed at an earlier step until they progress through step increases.
After limited discussion the committee called the question and approved the resolution unanimously.
The committee’s action moves the resolution forward for implementation in the 2026 payroll cycle; it does not change the county’s overall salary policy beyond the targeted step increases.
