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Commissioners move wage correction into budget, approve possible retroactive pay
Summary
Prairie County commissioners agreed to withdraw a standalone wage-resolution amendment and instead include pay increases for two road employees in the county budget, with the possibility of retroactive pay; the motion passed by voice vote.
Prairie County commissioners voted to withdraw a previously filed resolution amendment on higher wages for two road department employees and directed staff to include the pay correction in the upcoming budget, with possible retroactive pay to cover the interim period.
Commissioner Keltner moved to withdraw the resolution amendment and move the wage corrections into the budget process; another commissioner seconded the motion and the board approved it by voice vote. County staff advised the board that handling the correction within the budget would avoid publishing a separate two-week legal notice and an additional public hearing, shortening the process. As one staff member summarized: "you could just include it in the budget process" and apply retro pay afterward if the board so chooses.
The board recorded the motion in its minutes as withdrawing the May 6 amendment concerning wages and replacing it with a budget-time correction covering the same positions, with possible retroactive pay for Gary and Jordan. Commissioners also discussed procedural constraints: advertising requirements for a standalone resolution versus the timing of the regular budget process. The vote was conducted by voice; the chair called for "all in favor," and the motion passed.
Next steps recorded by staff included: documenting the withdrawal in the minutes, drafting the wage language for the upcoming budget resolution, and processing any retro pay in payroll after the budget is adopted.
