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Sutter County approves pay adjustments to meet 2019 federal/state exempt‑salary threshold
Summary
The board approved salary increases for 26 allocated positions to comply with a court decision raising the exempt salaried threshold to $68,640; the one‑time appropriation impact is $126,000, with $36,874 charged to the general fund for the current year.
The Sutter County Board of Supervisors approved salary adjustments Feb. 25 to bring 26 allocated positions into compliance with an updated exempt‑employee salary threshold established by a 2019 court decision.
Veronica Baumgartner, the county’s HR director, told the board that the threshold for salaried exempt employees increased this year to $68,640, and a departmental review identified 26 positions below that amount. The recommended appropriation increase is $126,000; Baumgartner said $89,136 of that would be covered by state and federal funding sources, while $36,874 would affect the county general fund. She said current affected cost centers have sufficient appropriations for this fiscal year and no budget amendments are necessary now.
Supervisor Baines moved approval; the board approved the increase by roll call with all supervisors voting aye. Baumgartner noted two impacted positions are supervisory and would be adjusted to maintain a 5% compaction between managers and subordinates.
The board directed staff to budget for the recurring costs in future years as appropriate.
