(Red Oak, IA) – The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, today (Tuesday) received a recommendation from the County Compensation Board, for elected officials’ salaries. Supervisor Alex Burton…

The Supervisors acknowledged receipt of the recommendation, after which, Supervisor Bryant Amos proposed – for budgetary purposes only – a increase somewhat along the same line as what the Comp Board recommended, with the exception of the Supervisors

Montgomery County BOS meeting 12-23-25 (Zoom Workplace image)

Supervisor Burton recommended a reduction based the individual offices, instead of across the board.

Supervisor Mike Olson…

The Board then discussed apparent inequities in comparable salaries in the various departments, but then settled on, by a vote of 3-to 2 (with Supervisors Burton and Peterson voting No) – and again, for budgetary purposes only at this time – a suggestion offered by Supervisor Amos.

The final budget will be set at a later date. In other business, the Montgomery County Supervisors discussed and approved various Board and Committee appointments as presented.