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Wright County supervisors adopt pay-adjustment policy giving department heads authority, require 30‑day notice
Summary
The Wright County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a policy that lets department heads choose among pay-adjustment options after a departmental reorganization and requires a 30‑day written notice to affected employees; supervisors debated who should decide and emphasized protecting employees during transitions.
Wright County — The Wright County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a policy setting how pay will be handled when positions are reorganized, giving department heads authority to choose among preset options and requiring a 30‑day written notice to employees before changes take effect.
The board chair introduced a policy that would permit three approaches when duties or positions change: a temporary pay freeze until base pay is restored, a decrease in pay tied to the new duties, or allowing an employee to elect between a freeze or a decrease. "And then, we will give them, according to the attorney, a 30 days written notice prior to it being implemented," the chair said during the discussion.
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