Board begins FY26–27 budget deliberations, opens discussion on elected-official pay
Supervisors opened ongoing FY26–27 budget deliberations on Jan. 26 and reviewed a packet comparing elected-official compensation across counties; the sheriff provided a statutory comparison the county must use for setting the sheriff’s pay and discussions were ongoing at the end of the transcript.
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The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors began ongoing fiscal year 2026–27 budget deliberations on Jan. 26, focusing first on elected-official compensation. Staff provided a packet that compared pay for county elected officials with peer counties, and the sheriff provided a separate breakdown required by Iowa Code to guide comparisons for the sheriff's salary.
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