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Commissioner urges pay bump for zoning office to stay competitive with neighboring counties
Summary
A commissioner argued a roughly 9% percentage increase in the county zoning budget is a modest dollar amount (~$2,800) and would make the position more competitive versus Fillmore, Hamilton and Seward counties given rising zoning workload from solar, pipelines and other developments.
A county official presenting the zoning office budget asked the board to consider a salary increase to make the position competitive with surrounding counties.
The presenter said the percentage looks large (about 9%) but the monetary change is small, roughly $2,800, and that the proposed increase applies to salary only. He argued that competitive pay is important to attract qualified staff given the recent uptick in zoning work including solar projects, pipelines and other land use demands.
Board members asked follow'up questions about workload and possible future conversations; the speaker said he kept other line items unchanged and would be available to discuss the proposal further.
