Editor’s Note: Supervisor Dean Schettler references a 5 percent pay increase for Carroll Police Chief, Brad Burke. That number is inaccurate, Chief Burke received a 3 percent pay increase last fiscal year and that amount is determined annually. As of this date, the amount of any pay increases for the next fiscal year for Burke have not yet been determined.
A good portion of this morning’s (Monday) Carroll County Board of Supervisor meeting revolved around compensation for elected officials as well as for the supervisors and non-union employees for the next fiscal year. The conversation started with the recent Carroll County Compensation Board recommendation that the sheriff receive a six percent increase and all other elected officials four percent. The union employees are in the second year of a two-year contract at 2.5 percent. Chair, Gene Meiners, says he believes this is not the year to do anything major and comp boards from the region have been all over the map with wha
The Carroll County Compensation Board narrowly passed a motion Thursday to recommend a six-percent salary increase for the county sheriff and four percent for all other elected officials to the Carroll County Board of Supervisors. The seven-member panel convened at 5 p.m. via Zoom. Their first item of business was to elect officers for the board. Mike Franey was chosen to serve as chairman while Paul Greteman and Diane Janning reprised their roles as vice chairman and secretary, respectively. Once officers were selected, John Brockelsby, who represents the supervisors, suggested they use the Social Security cost-of-living index as a starting point.
More funding requests and a recommendation from the Carroll County Compensation Board are on Monday’s agenda for the Carroll County Board of Supervisors. The 9 a.m. meeting features annual budget discussions and funding requests from the Carroll Area Child Care Center, New Opportunities, the Manning Child Care Center and the Carroll County Historical Society. The Supervisors will also discus employee retirements/resignations and review a recommendation from the compensation board for a six percent annual salary increase for the Carroll County Sheriff and four percent for all other elected officials. In their ongoing efforts to adhere to COVID-19 mitigation methods, the meeting will be livestreamed on the county’s YouTube channel, a link to which is included below. Those wishing to submit comments or questions on agenda items prior to Monday’s meeting can do so by emailing supervisors@carrollcountyiowa.org. To ask questions or make comments during the meeting, the participant mu
The Carroll County Compensation Board is scheduled to meet tomorrow (Thursday) evening to discuss and make a recommendation for any changes to elected officials’ salaries as Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget preparations continue. The Compensation Board consists of seven Carroll County residents: one appointed by each elected department head and two from the Board of Supervisors. These individuals will convene at 5 p.m. remotely via Zoom and will start the meeting by electing a chairman, vice chairman and secretary to oversee and record their deliberations. The Compensation Board reviews pay and benefits of Carroll County’s elected leaders and compares them to others in the region as well as their private sector equivalents. If an adjustment is necessary, they will recommend a change to the Board of Supervisors, which will then be taken into consideration for inclusion in the FY22 budget. The Compensation Board may also choose to meet additional times for addition discussions if a rec