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Committee asks staff to gather more data on elected-official pay; schedules special meeting and recommends GIS analyst move
Summary
After a public comment from County Clerk Cindy White about elected-official salaries, the committee asked Administration to gather comparative compensation and benefits data and scheduled a special Sept. 24 meeting; the committee also recommended transferring the GIS analyst position to the Planning Department.
County Clerk Cindy White raised the topic of elected-official salaries during the public-comment portion of the Sept. 19 Personnel & Human Services Committee meeting. Following that comment and information previously provided by the Administrator’s Office, the committee discussed total cash compensation and benefits for commissioners and other elected officials and asked Administration to gather additional comparative data from other counties.
The committee scheduled a special Personnel & Human Services Committee meeting for Sept. 24, 2024 to be held after the Board of Commissioners meeting to continue that work. The minutes do not record specific salary figures or the details of Clerk White’s comments; the committee asked staff to return with comparative numbers and benefit information.
Separately, the committee considered and voted to recommend to the Board of Commissioners a request from Administrator Eric Zuzga to transfer the GIS Analyst position to the Planning Department. Commissioner David Jackson moved the transfer recommendation and Commissioner Catherine Getty supported it; the motion passed with ayes from Getty, Jackson and Chair David Hatfield and with Commissioner Michael Callton absent.
The minutes record routine procedural items — approval of prior minutes and a recess at 10:03 a.m. with reconvening at 10:11 a.m. — and show no final decision on elected-official pay; follow-up was assigned to Administration and a special meeting was scheduled for Sept. 24.
