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Chair pauses elected-salaries decision in Sheridan County to review new data
Summary
Sheridan County officials met to review comparative pay data for elected positions and agreed to delay any final decisions until additional assessor and revenue estimates arrive; the group noted a June 1 statutory deadline for finalizing salary changes.
The chair opened a follow-up meeting on elected salaries and asked members to consider newly compiled comparative data. "This is our follow-up meeting on, elected salaries," the chair said, asking Edith to walk the group through the materials she had prepared.
Edith presented multi-page comparisons showing how Sheridan County’s elected-official pay has moved relative to other Wyoming counties and summarized the history of past salary resolutions. "The most recent 1 showing the 28.56% increase," Edith said, describing a recent adjustment intended to make up for earlier years with no increases. She told the group the packet included a side-by-side listing of elected positions and comparable full-time county employees.
Members discussed limits set by state law and the practical effects of different staffing arrangements in peer counties. One participant cautioned that some county attorney positions in the comparison were part-time and supplemented by private practice, which complicates direct salary comparisons. The group agreed to meet again after the assessor’s office finalizes certified numbers and after a revenue-committee review of estimates scheduled ahead of May deadlines.
The chair reminded members that, per statute, salary decisions need to be completed by June 1 and said the panel preferred more time over a rushed vote. The meeting was adjourned without a final decision.
