Jackson County Board votes to increase Board member salaries
BLACK RIVER FALLS - The Jackson County Board of Supervisors voted to increase its own salaries and per diems unanimously at its September meeting held at the County Government Center back on the 15th.
This the first set of raises the Board has voted to increase since 2016. The County Board Chairperson is to receive a salary of $6,600 dollars per year, up from $4,000 and the the 1st Vice Chairperson shall receive an annual salary of $1,200 per year, up from $600. County Board members shall be paid $90 per diem for all County Board meetings, up from $65 and Committee members shall receive $70 dollars for each committee meeting that they are required to attend, up from $55. For meetings exceeding 3-1/2 hours, committee members shall receive an additional $10, if meeting exceeds 4-1/2 hours, committee members shall receive an additional $10. Maximum meeting compensation shall be $90.00, up from $75. Compensation shall not include travel time. A committee chairperson shall receive an additional $20 per meeting for preparing the agenda and chairing their meeting. This compensation is in addition to their meeting compensation. This up from $10. Board members attending WCA online webinars shall receive $15 per online event.
There was one dissenting vote in the meeting. Supervisor Brian Bethke of Osseo representing Garfield and Cleveland townships, voted against a resolution to spend $1,455,772 of general fund balance money to prepare a Jackson County Highway Facility Final Design of the facility with the remaining design phases - Construction Documents, Bidding Assistance and Construction Administration – through to 100 percent completion by the Barrientos Design & Consulting Company. It was approved by an 18-1 vote.
In other agenda items, the Board unanimously voted to hire a full-time, registered nurse for the county jail, voted to spend no more than $44,900 of Ho-Chunk funds to be utilized for the cost of the wage study and approved a resolution to support of Memorandum of Understanding between various parties dealing with the county's veteran population and the county's Forestry and Park's Department to update and formalize the Jackson County Veterans Park’s management framework to clearly define departmental responsibilities, committee oversight, funding procedures, and insurance coverage and ensures proper maintenance, preservation, and enhancement of the park’s memorial displays while maintaining alignment with the park’s original mission and honoring the service of Jackson County veterans. All re-zoning requests were approved unanimously as well.
