Bonner County adopts revised wage scales with even step progression
Summary
The Bonner County Board adopted revised wage scales that keep minimums and maximums unchanged but standardize percentage progression between steps. HR estimated the cost of the revisions at $1,097,192; legal review was requested on follow-up items.
The Bonner County Board of County Commissioners voted to adopt revised wage scales that standardize percentage progression between steps without changing minimum or maximum pay levels. The board acted after a Human Resources presentation that laid out department-level placement costs and a total additional cost of $1,097,192 for the county.
"What I have in front of you is a breakdown of the costing for the revision of the scales to even the percentage but not adjust the minimum and the maximum," said Alicia Retan of human resources during the presentation. The board discussed extending some job lines from 10 to 12 steps to reduce per-step increases and add longevity progression.
Board members framed the change as an incremental step toward a larger, multi-year job-description and benchmarking effort. The motion adopting the scales was moved and carried in roll-call votes recorded as "Yes." The board asked HR to pursue benchmarking and job-description work to inform future budgets and reiterated that any targeted or exceptional pay changes would be contingent on legal review before implementation.
The immediate action does not change job minimums or maximums; it changes the internal step progression so employees have a clearer, more even path for pay advancement under the county’s step-and-grade system.
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