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FOlll3 #4 JEFFRIES DISCUSSION ON CHRISTMAS EVE CLOSING - Jeffries stated that the board has taken earlier action to close the building on Christmas Eve at 12:00 P.m. but in the spirit of season and since it is only for 3 % hours he would like to close for the entire day. Employees will be able to travel safely. Jeffries made a motion and Logan seconded to close the buildings all day on Christmas Eve day. President Bush has closed all federal buildings and the State of Nebraska will also close. Eriksen stated that board had already discussed this and he said the employees could use vacation if they wanted to have additional time off. Lancaster stated that Buffalo, Adams and Howard Counties would be closed. Arnold, Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and Eriksen voted no. Motion carried. 2 APPOINTMENT TO HE BOARD FOR THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH - County Attorney Jerry Janulewicz requested that the county board appoint a board member to serve on the committee for the computer aided dispatch. He stated that they will have a meeting at 1 :30 p.m. today. Chairman Hartman appointed Bob Humiston to serve on this committee. 6 DISCUSS SETTING SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS - Hartman stated that he put this item on the agenda because the salaries will need to be set for the 2003 term. He provided the board members with information on NACO salary recommendation and what the cost would be for the county. He expressed concern on the salary that was set for the board members and stated that this would need to be addressed. The county attorney and county sheriff salaries need to be addressed because they have been shorted the last two times. Jeffries questioned why the county assessor receives more than the county clerk and county treasurer. Discussion was held on the percentage increase of 3.2% for the cost of living and the minimum salary amount. Arnold pointed out the Hall County is not a metropolitan city but it is the largest city in the array. Logan asked questions on the information on the spreadsheet and Stacey Ruzicka clarified the information. The NACO survey was unclear on the salaries for the County Attorney and the County Sheriff. Lancaster stated that even if Hall County follows the NACO recommendation we need to know what the other counties are going to do with their salaries. Hartman suggested that maybe because Hall County is larger than the other counties we should be higher than the recommended minimum base salary. Lancaster expressed concern where the dollars are going to come from if these increases are made. Hartman stated that the members should also look at the valuations of the counties in our array. Hall County's valuation is much higher. Discussion was held on the surveyor/county engineer. Because the population of Hall County is over 50,000, the county must have an engineer for the public works director position or for the deputy director. This change is mandated by State Statute. Hartman stated that the board members need to study the County Attorney and County Sheriff salaries. Hall County is behind on these two positions and the board needs to take a serious look at them. Logan questioned the percentage cost of living increases and stated he does not like to use that method and would rather use a flat dollar amount increase. The deputy salaries are set at 78% of the elected official's salaries and discussion was held on the percentage that their salaries should be set at. Hartman questioned if the board members had any input of their own salaries. Arnold stated that some of the board members must leave their full time jobs to attend all of the meetings and he thinks it is only fair that the board receive reasonable compensation. He also stated that Hall County has a board assistant that helps the board members with research, so that needs to be taken into consideration. Lancaster stated that she would 3