The Cass County Board of Supervisors met at 9-a.m. Tuesday. According to the agenda minutes, during their session, the Board approved an application from Larry Ellison for a permit to display fireworks on July 3rd, 2020 to Larry Ellison.  They also approved the plans for Bridge #392 on Boston Road, and authorized the board members to sign the title sheet.

In other actions, the Supervisors certified the following annual base salaries for FY2021 to the auditor:

• Sheriff’s First Deputy: John Westering      $69,445.00/year.
• Treasurer’s Deputies:   McDermott, Ashley   $52,939.00/year; Nichols, Bethany    $52,939.00/year; Symonds, Julie A.   $52,939.00/year.
• Recorder’s Deputy:      Wallingford, Marci  $52,317.00/year;
• Auditor’s Deputies:     Karns, Sheri        $52,939.00/year;  Anstey, Mary        $52,939.00/year

And, “Since FY2013 the position of jail administrator has been given to the first deputy sheriff.  Rather than hire a jail administrator, the sheriff and board determined it was more practical for the first deputy sheriff to perform jail administration duties and authorized supplement pay for the first deputy.  The amount was set at $5,000, including social security and IPERS.  The county sheriff has requested that said supplement pay be continued for FY2021.”

The Board then approved, for fiscal year 2021, supplement pay for Chief Deputy Sheriff John Westering, in the amount of $5,000 (including county share of social security and IPERS) for performing jail administration duties. And, they set the FY2021 compensation schedule (Base wages) for extra help and clerks appointed by the principal county officers.

Secondary Roads: (Union scale except as noted) Laborer $19.93/hr; Maintenance $21.55/hr.; Road Equipment Operator 1 $21.85/hr.; Road Equipment Operator 2 $22.22/hr.; Dragline Operator 3 $22.87/hr.; Working Foreman $23.25/hr.; Yardman $22.10/hr.; Mechanic $23.70/hr.; Shop Foreman $24.36/hr.; Rodman $20.74/hr.

Office                     Employee

• Secondary Roads:   Wolken, Trent       110,000.00/year
•                                Hansen, Richard    66,124.00/year
•                                Ray, Alice               52,939.00/year
•                                Vogl, Dennis          25.19/hour
• Zoning:            Hansen, Richard           5,612.40/year
• Courthouse:        Proehl, Daniel           18.90/hour
• Weed Commissioner: Vogl, Dennis      30.00/hour
• Veteran Affairs:   Holmes, Mitch           50,507.00/year
• Attorney:          Groves, Beverly            53,488.00/year; Maureen, Doherty              30,000.00/year (3/4 time); Jensen, Eva  42,424.00/year
• Information Tech.  Goins, Andrea        64,864.00/year
• Treasurer:         Bintner, Abigail           44,924.00/year; Wittrock, Brandi     47,732.00/year
• Gen. Assistance    Schuler, Deb           30,963.00/year
• M H Advocate       Schuler, Deb          30,963.00/year

And, in accordance with union agreement, the Board set the following compensation schedule for base pay rates for FY2021:

• Sheriff’s assistant $22.92/hr.: Joni Knudsen and Billie McLaren;
• Sheriff’s civil processor $23.48/hr.: Stephanie Witzman;
• Jailers $19.64/hr.: Dorothy Cable, Sherri Hansen, Linda Marxen, Susan Meier, Susan Page and Darcy Schwanke; and
• Lead Jailer $21.14/hr.: Stacey Misner.