Earlier this week, the Greene County Supervisors discussed the Compensation Board’s recommendation of a 3% increase in salaries for all county-elected positions.

All Supervisors were in agreement that the increase for the publicly elected positions were fair for the upcoming fiscal year.  However, there were different opinions about raising their own salaries.

Board Chair John Muir and Supervisor Tom Contner agreed that they shouldn’t take a raise.  One of Contner’s public statements for the last four years that he’s served as a Supervisor is that he’s serving the public and he doesn’t feel his salary should be raised.  Muir felt that at some point, their salaries would have to be maxed out.

Vice-Chair Guy Richardson and Dawn Rudolph were in favor of a salary increase.  Richardson felt that they helped put the County in a positive position.  However, he understood Contner’s position because there is a public perception that the Supervisors are selfish for taking a salary increase, but that the public doesn’t see the work they do to help the County be in a positive position.

Supervisor Mick Burkett was the only one that didn’t lean one way or the other about taking a raise.

Currently, the Supervisors salary is $26,334 and with a 3% raise, their salaries would increase by $790.  Last year, the Supervisors took a 2% raise.

The Supervisors will make their decisions on their own salaries as well as the other elected offices at their regular meeting next Monday, January 26th.