Supervisors approve 3% pay adjustment for county sheriff sergeants, citing compression concerns

Aug 18, 2026

Pottawattamie County supervisors approved a one-time 3% adjustment for eight sheriff sergeants to address pay compression with deputies; staff said the immediate cost is about $25,000 and will be absorbed in the current fiscal year while longer-term budgeting will be reviewed.

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The Board approved a targeted 3% pay adjustment for the county’s eight sheriff sergeants after command staff presented pay-compression concerns. Steve Winchell, sitting in for Sheriff Andy Brown, said the request would bring sergeants closer to deputies in the county’s pay structure and that the department could absorb roughly $25,000 this fiscal year to fund the change.

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