Des Moines County supervisors back 3% pay increase for most elected officials, approve select personnel moves

The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 24 to approve Resolution No. 2026-012 recommending a 3% pay increase for the County Auditor, County Attorney, County Recorder, County Sheriff and County Treasurer while keeping supervisors’ pay at 0%.

Member Jim Cary moved the measure and Vice Chair Tom Broeker seconded. The resolution cites Iowa Code chapters 331.905 and 331.907 as the statutory authority for the board’s compensation schedule. The meeting minutes include the current salary amounts for the listed offices but the resolution text in the record contains placeholders for the “approved” percentage and resulting salary amounts and does not show the final post-increase dollar figures.

The board also acted on personnel items tied to county offices. The supervisors approved promoting Terri Quartucci to first assistant in the County Attorney’s office at a salary set at 85% of the county attorney’s pay, and authorized step increases for Auditor staff member Layne Luttenegger, Recorder staff member Renae Koehler and Treasurer staff member Gina Beckman. Requested 8% increases for several other assistant county attorneys were not approved.

All motions were recorded as passing; the minutes state that unless otherwise noted, motions passed unanimously. The board’s approval will take effect according to the county’s fiscal schedule for FY2026/2027. The minutes do not provide the updated salary-dollar amounts resulting from the 3% recommendation; the board or auditor’s office would need to publish the finalized pay table to confirm the new salaries.