Belknap County adopts $65 hourly rate for deputy outside details
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Summary
The Belknap County Board of Commissioners approved revised billing language setting outside detail pay at $65 per hour with a four‑hour minimum and a cancellation rule; the change ties to negotiated wage increases and will take effect after county cost‑items are finalized.
Belknap County commissioners on a routine vote adopted revised billing language that sets outside deputy detail pay at $65 per hour with a four‑hour minimum and a revised cancellation rule.
Commissioners approved the change after staff and members discussed timing tied to the county’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA). A county official reading the revised language said, 'all details shall be paid at $65 per hour' and noted the four‑hour minimum and cancellation language were part of the revision.
The discussion centered on when the rate should take effect. Commissioners and staff debated whether increases should apply starting March 1 or April 1, and whether detail work already performed would be rebilled; staff stated the county has not historically back‑billed for past details. Staff also explained the rate reflects both the negotiated deputy wage increases under the CBA and administrative cost components such as retirement and payroll taxes.
The motion to adopt the revised language was seconded and approved with the customary 'aye' vote recorded at the meeting. Officials said the change will be implemented after the county completes the formal cost‑item approvals tied to the CBA and a notification is circulated to municipalities and vendors that hire deputy details.
Next steps: county staff will finalize implementation timing consistent with the executed cost items for the CBA and notify affected municipal vendors of the new billing rate and related administrative procedures.
