Authorizing the Elected Officials (Clerk of Courts, Coroner, and Sheriff) Salaries for the 2023-2026 Term of Office

Committee Status: 
Approved
Budget Status: 
Budgeted
Decision Impact: 
Significant
FTE Impact: 
No
Funding Source: 
Levy

Purpose

To authorizing the Elected Officials (Clerk of Courts, Coroner, and Sheriff) Salaries for the 2023-2026 Term of Office

Background

In accordance with 59.22 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the total annual compensation for elected officials (Clerk of Courts, Coroner, and Sheriff) for the ensuing term of office must be established prior to the earliest time for filing nomination papers.  The Finance and Personnel and Insurance Committees have reviewed the current salaries for Sauk County’s elected officials and believe it to be consistent with the personnel and financial policies of the County to recommend the salaries as identified below.

Resolution Files: 
PDF icon 2023-2026_elected_official_salaries.pdf
PDF icon Resolution with Wage Included
Budget Status (Other/External Sources): 

This resolution will impact future budgets including 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026.  There is no financial impact to the 2022 budget.

 

Annual salary and percentage increases noted below:

 

Elected Position       Current                  2023                2024                2025                2026

Clerk of Courts           $74,823                  10%                 1.5%                1.5%                1.5%

Coroner                      $66,005                  6%                   1.5%                1.5%                1.5%

Sheriff                        $109,452                11%                 1.5%                1.5%                1.5%

 

These positions noted above were reviewed as part of the overall classification and compensation analysis in 2014.

Resolution Body

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, met in regular session, to establish the elected officials’ salaries to be as follows effective the first Monday of 2023:

 

Elected Position       Current                  2023                2024                2025                2026

Clerk of Courts           $74,823                  $82,418           $83,654           $84,909           $86,183

Coroner                      $66,005                  $70,004           $71,054           $72,120           $73,202

Sheriff                        $109,452                $121,767         $123,594         $125,448         $127,330

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the aforementioned county elected officials are entitled to participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System in accordance with the law and the County shall pay the share of contributions required by law, and the official shall make any contribution as required by law; and,

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the aforementioned county elected officials are entitled to participate in the benefits program subject to the terms and conditions of the program, which may be modified from time to time, under the same terms and conditions as coverage offered to other employee groups.

 

Approved for presentation to the County Board by the Finance and Personnel and Insurance  Committees, this 7th day of March, 2022

Requested Board Review Date: 
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Committee Review 1: 
Pending
Committee Review 2: 
Pending
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