County Comp Board recommends 4 percent increase

     After the Jones County Compensation Board met on Dec. 19 to review elected officials’ FY 2019 salaries (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019), they recommended the following to the Jones County Supervisors:

     • County Attorney, a recommended 4 percent increase from $93,529.86 to $97,271.05 (a difference of $3,741.19)

     • Sheriff, a recommended 4 percent increase from $83,211.10 to $86,539.54 (a difference of $3,328.44)

     • County Auditor, a recommended 4 percent increase from $64,491.98 to $67,071.66 (a difference of 2,579.68)

     • County Treasurer, a recommended 4 percent increase from $62,550.86 to $65,052.89 (a difference of $2,502.03)

     • County Recorder, a recommended 4 percent increase from $59,930.60 to $62,327,82 (a difference of $2,397.22)

     • County Supervisors, a recommended 4 percent increase from $28,694.91 to $29,842.71 (a difference of $1,147.80)

     County Auditor Janine Sulzner provided the Compensation Board with information regarding the Iowa State Association of Counties FY 2018 salary survey, the consumer price index, and county levies and taxable property valuation amounts.

     During the Dec. 27 Board of Supervisors meeting, the board voted to place the Compensation Board’s recommendations on file. No further action was taken.

     Representing elected officials on the Comp Board are Mike Deutmeyer on behalf of the Sheriff, Kris Gobeli and Darrick Hall on behalf of the Supervisors, Patty Manuel on behalf of the Auditor, Phil Owen on behalf of the County Attorney, Nels Petersen on behalf of the Treasurer, and Abram Tubbs on behalf of the Recorder.