Madison County compensation board tables decision on county attorney pay, requests more comparables

The Madison County Compensation Board voted to table any decision on adjusting the county attorney's salary and requested additional written comparables and data before taking further action.

During discussion, one board member said it would be "unusual" for a county attorney to earn $20,000 less than the sheriff and described how the county attorney's lower salary limits the county's ability to recruit assistant attorneys. Members asked staff to prepare a written comparables packet and suggested reconvening within roughly 10 days to review the information.

A motion to table the county attorney salary discussion was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. The board agreed to schedule a follow-up meeting (participants discussed January 19 in the transcript notes) to consider the additional data. The vote to table did not change the board's recommendation to the supervisors regarding the sheriff's salary, which was forwarded separately.

Next steps: staff (Ross referenced) was asked to assemble comparables within 24 to 48 hours and circulate them to board members ahead of the reconvened meeting; the compensation board will revisit the county attorney's pay when that data is available.