By SALINA POST
Updates, a proclamation, federal funds, an employee compensation study, and the quarterly budget update are among the items on the Saline County Commission agenda for Tuesday.
About the meeting
Saline County Commission is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in room 107 of the City-County Building, 300 W. Ash Street. The meetings also can be viewed on Saline County’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwwZp_cTSJ3Nepp_5rOGevA.
To participate in the meetings, citizens will need to use the Zoom link. Use the following link and put in the Meeting ID and passcode:
https://zoom.us/j/96835819901?pwd=bUEvaExUb2ppMEFaUnd6cUd6MmNMUT09
Meeting ID: 968 3581 9901
Passcode: 144636
For further information, contact the County Commission’s Office at (785) 309-5825.
Agenda items
Commissioners are scheduled to consider approving the 2022 Federal Fund Exchange Agreement. According to information in the commission meeting packet from Justin Mader, county engineer, the county is to receive $285,652.78 in federal funds for 2022, an increase of $14,040.18 from last year.
The agreement would convert the federal funds to state funds at a 90/10 exchange rate for a total of $$257,087.50.
"Once the funds are converted, they can be used by Saline County for any transportation related expense," Mader wrote.
Commissioners also are scheduled to hear the results of a compensation study by the Wichita State University Public Policy and Management Center. The county contracted with the center to do the following.
• Review position descriptions
• Complete a wage analysis
• Make position progression recommendations
• Assist with the development of salary administration policies and practices
• Recommend alternative pay implementation options
• Provide a written compensation plan and final report
The study found that county positions were, on average, below the market by the following.
• 7 percent at the minimum
• 3 percent at the mid point
• 1 percent at the maximum
Based on what the study found, the center staff members are recommending that 86 percent of all county job titles be adjusted by at least one pay grade. Additionally, they recommend a 2.5 percent cost of living adjustment for all county positions. The total increase for the county would be $2,278,172.
Other items on the Saline County Commission agenda for Tuesday include the following.
• Consider approving a Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation
• Hear Mader's county engineer update
• Hear the Idle Fund report from County Treasurer Jim DuBois
• Hear a Department of Senior Services update from Rosie Walter, director
• Hear the quarterly budget update from County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes
• Hear Smith-Hanes' update
Additionally, commissioners are scheduled to meet in executive session concerning non-elected personnel.
To see the full Saline County Commission meeting packet for Tuesday, click here.