Salaried County Workers Face Cut

Kootenai County commissioners are facing a payroll dilemma which could result in a pay reduction for salaried workers next year. Commissioner Dan Green brought the issue forward during a debriefing meeting on Monday. He told the commissioners he wants to address an anomaly which has become an issue in the county’s payroll system. Green said an irregularity occurs every 11 years because of the way the county pays staff every two weeks instead of twice a month. That means in 2015, the county will pay employees 27 times during the calendar year - which isn’t a problem for workers who are paid on an hourly basis. But Green believes that because of this calendar anomaly, the county will be over-compensating salaried employees with an extra paycheck every 11 years/ Jeff Selle , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.