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Compensation boards dissolved July 1 unless counties act; new 'show your work' documentation required
Summary
Legislation dissolves county Compensation Boards July 1 unless local Boards of Supervisors reestablish them; if retained, boards keep existing authority and must provide documented comparisons and rationale for salary recommendations.
ISAC presenters told county audiences that legislation included in the tax omnibus dissolves all county Compensation Boards effective July 1 unless a county Board of Supervisors takes affirmative action to reestablish one.
The presenters explained the mechanism and local choices: the Board of Supervisors can reestablish a Compensation Board by simple majority; if no action is taken the Compensation Board will remain dissolved. When a Compensation Board is in place, it retains its current authority and responsibilities, but a newly added "show your work" provision requires the board to provide the documentation underlying any salary recommendation — for example peer comparisons and other supporting analysis.
Presenters noted two practical changes if supervisors choose to assume compensation duties directly: the Board of Supervisors may set salaries higher or lower than a prior Compensation Board recommendation (previously boards could only go lower), and elected officials can be treated separately rather than being adjusted together.
ISAC said it plans to produce guidance and a sample resolution for counties that want to reestablish Compensation Boards and advised counties to consider timing around budgeting and staggered terms so boards can do their work ahead of normal deadlines.
