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Union County hires Katie Winquist as auditor, approves personnel moves and 2025 salary direction
Summary
After executive interviews the board offered the auditor position to Katie Winquist at $79,031 annually, approved promotions and appointments including a Chief Deputy Auditor, and voted to move forward with employee and elected-official salary schedules for the 2025 budget.
Following closed interviews, the Union County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 10 to offer the Auditor position to Katie Winquist at an annual salary of $79,031.00. The motion to offer the job is recorded as carried.
The board also approved Tracy Norton to serve as Chief Deputy Auditor at $4,345.83 per month (effective Nov. 1, 2024) and approved Brenda Pierce for the county IT position (effective Nov. 1, 2024) at the monthly rate recorded in the minutes. Separately, the board approved payment of EMA Director Westcott’s overtime of $4,693.39 for extra hours worked responding to summer flooding.
On budget direction, the commissioners moved to proceed with employee salaries and elected-official salaries as set for the 2025 budget; minutes record the motions as carried. The minutes do not include detailed salary schedules or the full list of affected positions beyond those explicitly named.
The minutes show motions and outcomes but do not provide roll-call vote tallies. Administrative follow-up tasks include completing hiring paperwork and updating payroll records to reflect the approved appointments and salary directions.
