County approves compensation policy

A new compensation policy has been adopted by the county to guide elected officials and department heads when setting salaries for new employees or offering raises to current staff.

“This is the policy that has been drawn up and proposed to aid the compensation and salary committee that you have appointed,” said Clerk of District Court Tina Wood, who is one of five members of the county’s compensation committee.

“We took Campbell County’s and pared it down to ten pages versus 30 pages.”

A salary matrix that helps place employees in the correct role at the right pay level is some...