The Plymouth County Compensation Commission listens to County Attorney Darin Raymond as he delivers his report regarding salary requests.
(Le Mars) — The Plymouth County Compensation Commission met yesterday (Thursday) afternoon to listen and decide what rate of salary increase should be presented to the Plymouth County Board of Supervisors regarding the salaries for elected county officials. The Compensation Commission heard reports
from Sheriff Mike Van Otterloo, County Attorney Darin Raymond, Recorder Jolynn Goodchild, Treasurer Shelly Sitzmann, and Auditor Stacey Feldman.
Also giving a report were county supervisors Don Kass and Mark Loutsch.
After listening to each elected official, the compensation commission decided to recommend a four-percent salary increase for each of the county elected officials. The compensation commission is also suggesting the county supervisors to award themselves a 2.1 percent increase in pay. The county compensation board will appear at the December 18th Supervisor meeting to formally submit the salary recommendations. The board of supervisors can accept the suggestions as offered by the compensation commission, or they can adjust the salary increase percentages either up or down, based on the county’s budget.
