MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday morning for their regular weekly meeting.
The board agreed to the purchase of a motor grader from Ziegler CAT of Mason City at a cost of $166,000 after trade-in and the additional purchase of a new wing.
In other business, the board accepted a reply and proposal for the union representing sheriff’s department employees (Teamsters Local 238.) The county rejected a proposed 6% wage increase proposed by the union, but will continue to discuss wages as the negotiations progress.
Regarding pay, the Supervisors and other elected officials will find out Tuesday how much the county compensation board is recommending for their pay increases, if any is granted. The Cerro Gordo County Compensation Board meeting will take place Tuesday at 5 PM at the courthouse.
Supervisors Jay Urdahl, Bob Amosson and Phil Dougherty approved a 2.5% pay increase for themselves last March. Supervisor pay has gone from $31,500 in 2000 to $46,454 currently. Over the last 20 years, Supervisors’ pay has risen dramatically.
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See pay increases for Cerro Gordo County Supervisors over last 20+ years:
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4ever49 is right the CG median is down from 2007 but about 2.5% not 8.1. And the decline is for unskilled workers. Most Gov’t employees need college degrees now with some exceptions.
What would the median be for CG if farmers were excluded?
A college degree does not mean an increase is justified.
According to Their website, the meeting is at the courthouse Tuesday at 5:00. People should show up and say something!!!!
Of course they’ll suggest a higher raise and than “compromise down”–either way getting ANOTHER raise!!
No one will show up because no one around here cares, about anything, except their govt check.
If median family income is down 8.1% since 2007 and has been falling for the last 12 years, why are we talking any increase??
The taxpayers who fund these salaries are in no postion to continue at these levels let alone increase them.
Perhaps the public sector employees should also share in the decline.
Everyone wishes they could vote themselves a raise. What a deal they have. Need more money, just vote it in and you got it. We had a chance to vote them out and it just didn’t happen.