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Commissioner compensation - offered by Commissioners Conley and Anderson
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WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes ? 383B.021 provides in pertinent part that the "Hennepin County Board may set the salary of board members by resolution limited to that subject," and that "[a]djustments in commissioners' salaries shall be adopted by the county board by resolution prior to a general election to take effect on January 1 of the succeeding year," and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes ? 383B.021 further provides that "[a]ny resolution that makes an adjustment must state the change and the resulting salary for a member as fixed dollar amounts," and
WHEREAS, Commissioner salaries were flat (no increases) in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and
WHEREAS, during those years the County workforce received total salary increases that averaged 5.5% to 6% per annum; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 22-0335 was the most recent Resolution adopted to increase Commissioner compensation setting the maximum salary level for Hennepin County Commissioners for 2023 at $119,244.30 annually and for 2024 at $122,225.41 annually; and
WHEREAS, the County Board seeks to achieve pay equity for its workforce and looks to keep commissioner salaries in line with historical salary adjustments with its workforce.
Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that effective January 1, 2025, the Hennepin County Commissioners' maximum salary increase by 5% to $128,336.68 annually, that effective January 1, 2026, the Hennepin County Commissioners' maximum salary increase by 5% to $134,753.51 annually; and that each Hennepin County Commissioner is eligible for the reimbursement up to $2,000 per year for eligible expenses from Hennepin County's Trade Time for Fitness Program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that each commissioner may file notice with the County Administrator requesting the specified salary adjustment no later than Wednesday, December 4, 2024 for the January 1, 2025 adjustment and no later than Wednesday, D...
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