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Morgan County adopts unified 2025 pay scale and new 457 retirement option
Summary
On Jan. 7 the Morgan County Board of County Commissioners approved a single 2025 salary scale estimated to raise payroll about $1.7 million and adopted a new 457 retirement option for employees who forgo the $500 family insurance contribution; both measures passed 3-0.
The Morgan County Board of County Commissioners approved a single, countywide 2025 salary scale and a new 457 retirement option at its Jan. 7 meeting.
Finance Director Lori Crispin told the board the salary study moved the county from multiple departmental pay scales to one unified scale and that the change is expected to increase county payroll by about $1.7 million annually. Commissioners said the intent is to make county jobs more competitive while setting limits to protect the budget; Chairman Mark Arndt noted a 20% cap on experienced-employee placements to keep costs attainable.
Crispin also presented a new 457 retirement option available to employees who decline the countys $500 family insurance contribution. Under the plan the county will make a monthly contribution to an employees 457 account; employees would pay 25% of the county contribution, and employer contributions would grow with years of service, as described by Crispin.
Commissioner Jon J. Becker said the board tried to balance county needs with the impacts on local businesses and acknowledged the scales budgetary cost. Commissioner Gordon H. Westhoff moved approval of the salary scale and of the 457 option; Becker seconded both motions. Each motion carried 3-0.
The approvals formalize the pay and benefits structure for county employees going into 2025; the board did not identify additional funding sources at the meeting.
