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Carver County board approves market-exception range and one-time pay adjustment for county administrator
Summary
After extensive discussion about market comparators and taxpayer impact, Carver County commissioners voted 4–1 on Feb. 17 to establish a market-exception salary range for the county administrator and provide a one-time market adjustment to align the incumbent’s pay with the 2026 metro-suburban average.
The Carver County Board of Commissioners voted 4–1 on Feb. 17 to adopt a two-part resolution creating a market-exception salary range for the county administrator position and to provide a one-time market adjustment that raises the incumbent’s pay to the 2026 market average.
County staff presented market data showing the county administrator’s base salary lagging peer counties by roughly $56,639 (about 25.6% below the 2026 market average). Carrie (staff presenting the market analysis) told commissioners the comparable-market midpoint is about $264,714, with a market-average salary quoted at roughly $277,743 and an estimated one-time additional budget cost of $49,342 if the board moved the administrator’s pay to market levels effective in late February.
The board…
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