Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Personnel topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Granite County moves payroll to semimonthly schedule to aid recruitment
Summary
Commissioners voted to switch county pay from monthly to semimonthly once the new payroll software is tested, citing recruitment and employee cashflow benefits; staff will implement the change during the system rollout.
Granite County commissioners approved changing the county’s payroll schedule from monthly to semimonthly to make paychecks more frequent for employees and to aid recruitment and retention.
Commissioners and staff discussed tradeoffs: monthly pay is historically how county employees were paid, but semimonthly pay is common in comparable jurisdictions and can help employees manage personal cashflow. Multiple staff and employee representatives said a semimonthly schedule would be easier for hiring.
The board approved the change, with the implementation timing tied to the county’s rollout and testing of its new payroll software. Commissioners asked Human Resources and payroll to provide employees with a transition schedule and to publish the effective date once testing is complete.
