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Alpena County commissioners pause to review proposed administrator contract and salary adjustments
Summary
After a staff presentation comparing peer-county administrator salaries, commissioners agreed to rescind immediate action and return the proposed contract to personnel for more review, asking the administrator to provide cleaned-up comparative spreadsheets.
The Alpena County Board discussed reopening the county administrator's three‑year contract and a proposed adjustment in pay intended to align the position with peer counties. The administrator noted he had voluntarily reduced his starting salary earlier and requested consideration to bring pay closer to predecessor and peer averages.
Staff circulated comparative tables of administrator salaries from counties with similar population and taxable value, yielding averages in the roughly $97,000–$103,000 range depending on outliers. Several commissioners said they appreciated the analysis but asked for more time to review the spreadsheets and requested a cleaned, emailed version of the proposal and a column showing where the administrator's pay "should have" started. One commissioner suggested the contract start and effective dates be normalized to month-end to avoid mid‑month awkwardness.
No final contract adjustment was approved at the meeting. Commissioners rescinded a prior motion and requested the item return to full board after personnel review so members can consider the proposal with the additional data.
