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Back in 2009, the Linn County Board of Supervisors, under public pressure after a successful countywide vote to enlarge the board, cut its pay so the new five-member board would not cost so much more than a three-member board.
John Harris, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, now says the job of supervisor is a full-time one and always has been, and as a result, he says a majority of the elected supervisors want to return their pay to that of full-time employees with salaries equal to the elected county auditor, treasurer and recorder.
“It’s not a part-time job,” Harris told the Linn County Compensation Board this week.
He asked the Compensation Board to voice support for the supervisors, who make final decisions on salaries, to be paid as full-time employees, which the board did.
Do you agree with the idea? Should Linn County supervisors be returned to full-time status?
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Top County officials choose the high salary Comp Board members who determine their salary. Do you get to choose who determines your salary?!
First and foremost the people who sit on the board sought the job, knowing well what the compensation was. To me $74,362/ year doesn’t sound like a part time salary, I would also believe there are other perks included above and beyond the salary. Figured on a per hour basis salary is $35.75/hr based on a 40 hr. week, $28.60/hr based on 50hrs, and $23.83/hr based on 60 hrs. None of those figures seem like part time figures to me.
The requirements of the job are changing, happens all the time. If you want private sector wages, go into the private sector, if you want to serve the public, some rewards are more valuable than money. But remember as elected officials, you sought the job.
“$74,362/ year doesn’t sound like a part time salary”
And… research shows that it’s one of the highest in the nation… even for “urban” counties!
Also, I and many others, are hoping that “full time” doesn’t include world travels.
The real question here is “Should our supervisors have their pay increased by about 25%?” I don’t know because I do not adequately know what their jobs entail.
Yet, I am sure there are people who know even less than me about what their jobs entail and they will have an opinion on what they should be paid.