County administrator urges quick fix for payroll compliance; long‑term payroll and pay‑study work planned
Because a late state change now requires local governments to pay hourly workers biweekly or bimonthly, Greene County staff told the board the county's legacy payroll system cannot comply and recommended soliciting three quotes for a modern payroll solution (estimated ~$35,000/year) while planning a longer ERP/pay‑study process and a temporary pay‑band to meet a new $55,000 minimum for family‑services specialists.
The full story
The county administrator told the board recent state action changed the definition of sovereign immunity and effectively requires localities that run monthly payrolls to switch to a biweekly/bimonthly cadence. He said Greene County’s legacy payroll system (described as older, “the eighties” system) cannot be reconfigured to comply and recommended soliciting three quotes for a modern payroll service as an interim solution; staff estimated the interim solution would cost around $35,000 per year.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in