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Albany County commissioners adopt resolutions setting elected-official and commissioner salaries through 2030
Summary
The board adopted two resolutions setting salaries for elected officials and commissioners for 2027–2030 after staff explained statutory limits (18-3-107) and commissioners discussed line-item swaps, deputy coroner pay as a percentage of the coroner's salary, and annual increments.
Albany County commissioners adopted two resolutions setting salaries for county elected officials and for commissioners covering the 2027–2030 period, citing state statute and a desire to standardize pay scales.
Staff explained that state statute (18-3-107 and 18-3-106 were cited in the discussion) governs how counties set compensation and that commissioners may be paid by resolution but cannot receive more than the lowest compensation paid to specified full-time elected officers in the same county. The board discussed technical edits, including swapping the salary lines for sheriff and treasurer and ensuring the deputy coroner’s pay equals 25% of the coroner’s salary in the schedule.
Commissioners debated several line items and asked staff to confirm calculations during the meeting. One staff member outlined example figures for the deputy coroner (first year $21,250; second year $22,000; third year $22,750; fourth year $23,500) and described coroner and other elected-official salary steps for 2027–2030. A commissioner moved to approve Resolution 2026-009 to set elected-official salaries and a separate motion approved commissioner salaries by resolution; both motions carried by voice vote.
A county staff member and commissioners noted they would correct typographical or formatting errors before the resolution is finalized for the record. The resolutions were adopted at the meeting and will be entered into the county record.
