Decatur County council backs plan to move employees to WIS base and apply one-year stipend

Sep 3, 2026

Councilors reviewed a WIS pay study and agreed to direct staff to calculate costs of moving employees to the WIS base for 2027 and applying a one-year stipend for those already above base; final numbers will return to the board before budget adoption.

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Decatur County council members concluded a multi-hour review of a recent WIS pay study and directed staff to calculate the fiscal impact of moving county employees to the WIS base pay for 2027, while providing a one-time stipend for employees currently paid above the new base.

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