(KNZA)- Doniphan County employees have been granted pay increases for 2024.
According to the unofficial meeting minutes, the Doniphan County Commission took the action when they met Monday.
The commission voted to grant all employees, including department heads, a $1 per hour pay increase, elected officials a $1.50 per hour pay increase and all current registered nurses of the Doniphan County Health Department a $3 per hour pay increase. I
In addition, the commission voted to grant additional $1 per hour pay increases for Deputy Treasurer Kimberly Smith, Jail Administrator Dennis McKittrick and Road Office Manager Lindsay Norris.
The Commission voted to increase the county election officer's salary by an additional $1,000 annually and to grant the county clerk an additional 50-cent an hour pay increase.
All pay increases are effective January 1st, 2024.
In other action , the Commission voted to set the starting wage for all employees at $16 an hour, effective January 1st, except for Road and Bridge, Sheriff's deputies with experience, jailers and registered nurses of the county health department..
The starting wage for road and bridge employees and sheriff's deputies with experience was set at $20 an hour. The starting wage for registered nurses of the county health department was set at $30 an hour and starting wage for jailers at $16.50 an hour, effective January 1st.
In other personnel action, the commission voted to hire Harley Hartman as an operator/laborer in the Road Department at a rate of $20.00 per hour, subject to pre-employment screening, effective January 2. The Commission also voted to hire Jason Wilson to serve as First District Road Foreman, subject to pre-employment screening, effective January 2.
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