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Marion County approves Compensation Board recommendations; sheriff to receive 1% bump
Summary
Marion County commissioners on May 25 approved recommendations from the 2016 County Compensation Board that keep most elected officials' base pay unchanged but grant a 1% base salary increase for the sheriff to preserve internal pay alignment.
Marion County commissioners on May 25 unanimously approved recommendations from the 2016 County Compensation Board that leave most elected officials' base salaries unchanged but provide a 1 percent base salary increase for the county sheriff.
The Compensation Board, represented at the meeting by Chair Steve Bergmann and Amy Rose Fish, told the board it reviewed pay comparables from Lane, Clackamas, Benton, Deschutes, Linn and Polk counties and concluded that most elected offices were at or above the regional mean. For the Board of Commissioners and the District Attorney, the Compensation Board recommended no change to base pay; it recommended a conditional cost-of-living allowance tied to any COLA granted to non-represented county employees. For the sheriff, the board recommended a one percent base salary increase to maintain statutory and internal alignment with the Undersheriff.
The board discussion cited statutory language that the Compensation Board must follow and emphasized internal equity across the sheriff's chain of command. Commissioner Sam Brentano moved to approve the recommendations; Commissioner Kevin Cameron seconded. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote.
The action implements the Compensation Board's recommendations for pay adjustments and leaves other potential cost-of-living changes contingent on broader non-represented employee salary actions. No further implementation steps or effective dates were recorded in the minutes excerpt.
