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Ottawa County Adopts Arnold Group Wage‑Study Option A After Split Vote
Summary
The board adopted Option A of a wage study presented by the Arnold Group, applying wage scale adjustments Jan. 1, 2026 up to $8,000 and rolling remaining increases to employee anniversaries; the motion passed 2‑1.
Phil Hayes of the Arnold Group outlined three options for rolling out wage adjustments. Option A would apply wage scale adjustments for all employees on Jan. 1, 2026 up to a maximum of $8,000, with remaining increases rolling out on employees' anniversary dates and full step increases in 2026. Hayes cautioned that the approach would most affect the longest‑employed staff.
After a failed motion to implement Option C for lack of a second, Commissioner Duane Morris moved and Commissioner Scott Mortimer seconded a motion to approve Option A. The motion passed 2‑1, with Commissioners Morris and Mortimer voting aye and Commissioner Grund voting nay. The minutes record the motion as: "To approve the wage study plan Option A by Phil Hayes from the Arnold Group."
