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Grant County APC approves $13,140 staff salary realignment to rebalance pay
Summary
The Grant County Area Plan Commission approved a salary-alignment proposal that consolidates funds to redistribute $13,140 among the building inspector, code enforcement officer and a full-time permit clerk, aiming to align pay and improve staff retention. The measure will be forwarded to council.
The Grant County Area Plan Commission on March 11 approved a staff salary-alignment proposal that repurposes position funding to better align pay within the department.
The proposal, presented by Glancy, would eliminate a part-time permit clerk position, return half of that position's funds to the county and use the remainder together with a proposed $1,929 reduction to an administrative assistant salary to create $13,140 to redistribute among the building inspector, code enforcement officer and a full‑time permit clerk. The presenter described the change as an effort "to realign what we currently have" and to "entice and keep better quality people" in those roles.
Commission members asked procedural questions about whether the change would go before the county council; the presenter confirmed it would be forwarded. A motion to support the proposal was made and seconded. The commission then conducted a roll‑call vote; recorded yes votes included Raymond Baer, Cindy Cairns, Jerry Caddell, Jerry Duckwell, Kjell Bridal, Ben Hartman, Travis Lemaster, Karen (Poland/Pollan/Tolan as transcribed) and Robert Webb. The motion carried and the commission recorded the action as passed.
The presenter noted a chart in the packet showing current and proposed relative salaries; he said the intent was not to place positions at full market ranges immediately but to correct an internal inversion where the administrative assistant was currently paid substantially more than the building inspector and code enforcement officer. He told commissioners that the administrative assistant position is vacant, which allows the commission to realign funds without reducing pay for a current employee.
The commission voted to forward the salary realignment to the county council for final approval. No amendments to the amounts were recorded during this meeting.
Next steps: the council will review the commission's recommendation; no council action was recorded at this meeting.
