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Umatilla County adopts 4% COLA for exempt and admin staff and modernized policy manual
Summary
The board approved a 4% cost-of-living adjustment for executive exempt and administrative salary schedules, with commissioners declaring conflicts, and adopted an updated county policy manual sourced from Lexipol to centralize policy updates and auditing.
The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners approved a 4% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for executive exempt and administrative salary schedules and adopted an updated policy manual provided through Lexipol.
Jennifer Blake, who identified herself as HR director, presented the requested salary-schedule increases and the policy update. Commissioners each declared a direct conflict before the COLA vote because elected officials' pay is included in the schedule under consideration. The board debated an amendment and approved the amendment and the underlying motion by voice vote.
Blake summarized the Lexipol product as a digital policy-management system that monitors state and federal legislative changes, provides automated updates, schedules routine reviews, and offers an auditable tracking system.
Why it matters: The COLA adjusts pay schedules for exempt and administrative staff; Lexipol adoption moves county policy from paper binders to a centralized digital system that the HR director said will improve legal defensibility and staff access.
The board approved both actions by voice vote. The administration will implement changes to payroll and transition policy documents to the Lexipol platform.
