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Motion to cut commissioner pay to $20,000 fails as commissioners weigh board expansion costs
Summary
A commissioner moved to set each commissioner's salary at $20,000; the motion received no second and died. Commissioners reviewed proposed salaries ($34,001.68) and benefits and discussed fiscal effects of expanding the board from three to five members (roughly $145,000 annually).
During review of the preliminary budget, commissioners discussed commissioner compensation and the fiscal impact of expanding the board from three to five members.
A commissioner proposed a lower salary, saying, "I like to make a motion that we set the commissioner salaries to $20,000 a person." The motion received no second and "motion dies over a lack of a 2nd," the Chair said. Commissioners then reviewed the budget figures staff provided: the proposed salary line is $34,001.68 per commissioner and staff noted that health insurance was estimated at about $30,005.87 per person and retirement roughly $6,000 per person, which together meaningfully increase total cost.
Commissioners calculated that adding two members would raise total annual costs (wages plus benefits and matching) by roughly $145,000. Several members said they preferred to leave the current salary proposal in place and allow incoming commissioners to participate in future decisions about adjustments.
No formal salary resolution was adopted; staff said salaries are typically set by resolution at the January meeting and the final budget approval will occur in October.
