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County engineer outlines staff reclassifications, projects projected personnel savings
Summary
County Engineer Dan Daly presented proposed June and October personnel step increases and reclassifications for engineering staff, saying state reimbursement reduces net county cost and projecting net savings to the county next fiscal year. Commissioners left final approval for the April 28 agenda and budget process.
Dan Daly, the county engineer, briefed the St. Clair County Commission on April 23 about a set of proposed reclassifications and step changes for engineering staff that he said would take effect in two phases.
Daly said his office’s current payroll was partly offset by state reimbursement—he noted the state pays up to 70% of the county engineer position and up to 50% for the assistant engineer—and walked the commission through several salary‑step proposals intended to reflect added responsibilities. He proposed some raises to become effective June 1 (reclassifying an assistant and shifting two staff members up multiple step grades) and a set of additional changes to take effect Oct. 1, 2026 (adding a secretary position and step bumps for named staff). Daly said his calculations showed the changes would still produce a net personnel savings for the county compared with current total compensation figures, after accounting for state reimbursements.
Commissioners discussed the timeline and asked staff to bring exact, line‑item figures to the Tuesday meeting to finalize any budget amendments. Daly emphasized the commission would see the formal numbers in the budget packet and that the effective dates and personnel classifications are subject to the usual budget review and public‑meeting approvals.
The presentation also included operational updates from the engineering office—including current work on resurfacing and shoulder repairs—and a reminder that some project costs (for example, culvert widening) may change as final design proceeds.
The commission did not adopt a final personnel action at the work session; members instructed staff to include the proposals and the supporting cost calculations on the April 28 consent or budget meeting for formal consideration.
