County supervisors lower their proposed pay raise to 4 percent

Winneshiek County supervisors have decided that a proposed six percent salary increase for them is too high.

The county board has voted to lower their proposed pay raises for 2016-2017 to four percent.

Consultant Paul Greufe concluded in 2013 that Winneshiek County supervisors were underpaid by 17 percent, compared with supervisors in similar counties, while the other elected officials were underpaid by 10.5 percent to 14 percent.

His recommendation led to a 5 percent pay increase for all county elected officials in 2014; a 6 percent pay increase for all county elected officials in 2015; and a proposed 6 percent pay increase for all county elected officials for 2016.

The decision by county supervisors to lower their pay raise to four percent does not affect the recommendations of six percent pay raises for Auditor, Recorder, Treasurer, Sheriff and County Attorney.  That recommendation will be voted on by county supervisors following March's public hearing on the overall 2016-2017 county budget.