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Commissioners allocate roughly $506,000 to begin salary‑survey adjustments and approve longevity pay for elected officials
Summary
After extensive budget deliberations the court agreed to allocate approximately $506,001.96 toward implementing parts of a salary survey (bringing some positions to minimum), approved a longevity stipend for county elected officials (max $5,000), and discussed options for raises, targeted merit systems and using road & bridge tax flexibility.
Commissioners debated multiple approaches to address pay equity raised in a recent salary survey. After extended discussion the court approved applying $506,001.96 toward raising positions to the survey's recommended minima and other survey‑driven adjustments. The motion passed at the meeting.
The court also approved a longevity stipend for county elected officials (county service only, excluding state service) with a $5,000 maximum; the measure was described as requiring a policy change to implement. Commissioners discussed the tradeoffs of an across‑the‑board 3% raise versus targeted moves to bring lower‑paid employees to minimums and recommended using merit evaluation and department head reviews for future allocations.
Commissioners also discussed using a 0.5¢ shift from Road & Bridge tax allocations into the general fund to help pay for salary increases and make a longer‑term plan; the tax‑rate discussion was deferred to the formal tax‑rate hearing and preliminary budget procedures. The court asked the auditor and HR to produce budget scenarios showing the cost and fund‑balance effects of the options considered.
