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Commissioners discuss starting pay, deputy pay and the effect of SB22 on local payroll pressures
Summary
Commissioners said state changes such as SB22 and shifts in deputy pay have increased pressure to raise starting pay for some county roles; they discussed whether the current budget can address broader compression and starting-salary gaps.
Multiple commissioners noted state-level developments, including SB22, that have affected deputy pay and increased pressure on local starting salaries. Committee member (Speaker 3) and staff (Speaker 8) said deputies received pay increases tied to state changes and that those changes increased expectations for local starting pay in other departments.
Commissioners discussed longer-term steps to align starting pay with comparable counties and asked staff to include a broader review of starting salaries as part of future budget work. They emphasized that an across-the-board cost-of-living increase is different from base-pay realignment and may not resolve structural starting-pay disparities.
