Granite County to implement semi‑monthly payroll option beginning Jan. 1, 2027

Aug 25, 2026

The County will allow current employees to keep monthly pay or elect semi‑monthly pay and place new hires on semi‑monthly pay starting Jan. 1, 2027; semi‑monthly pay periods end on the 15th and last day with paydays on the 20th and 5th.

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Payroll Clerk Becky Mickey told Commissioners the Black Mountain payroll system can accommodate both monthly and semi‑monthly pay cycles. The Board agreed that current employees could remain on monthly pay or elect semi‑monthly, while new hires would be placed on semi‑monthly pay going forward. The Commission set implementation for Jan. 1, 2027, with semi‑monthly pay periods ending on the 15th and the last day of each month and paydays on the 20th and the 5th.

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