County reviews engineer staffing changes; staff say regrades could reduce net cost

County engineering leadership presented proposed step increases and reclassifications for engineering positions tied to Dan Daly’s planned departure and a reorganization of responsibilities. Dan Daly outlined current pay totals, state reimbursement rates (he cited 70% for the county engineer position and 50% for the assistant), and multiple proposed step‑grade increases; staff estimated a current county cost of $595,896.85 for the engineer positions and showed scenarios that would reduce the county’s net outlay.

Daly walked through a proposed June 1 effective date for several regrades and a separate October 1, 2026 set of position changes (including adding a secretary) and stressed the importance of coordinating state reimbursement calculations. “That is the amount that the state will reimburse 70% of for the county engineer,” he said while explaining the reimbursement arithmetic. Commissioners asked for the item to be scheduled for the next regular meeting with the supporting spreadsheets so the board could decide formally during budget deliberations.

Staff noted the proposed changes may reduce salary expense in the general fund but that budgeted transfers and other obligations will determine whether a budget amendment is required. Provenance: topicintro=SEG 250; topfinish=SEG 418.