(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a retirement package.
According to the meeting minutes, the budget limits placed on Counties by the Iowa Legislature has caused the Supervisors to consider several options of cutting costs to taxpayers. A new County retirement incentive has been drafted with the details available at the Auditors office. Employees with over 25 years of continuous full time employment with Shelby County, over 55 years of age and eligible for bonafide retirement, may apply for the early retirement package.
The Supervisors also approved a resolution to assist the EMS Department in employee compensation. Shelby County took over operations from Medivac in less than one month and no supervisory position existed at the time of transition. The assistant EMA director volunteered to head the creation of the EMS department and was named interim director. Both positions take many hours more than allowed in EMA employee handbooks. The board resolved that until July 1, 2024, any excess compensatory time accumulated over the maximum allowed in the EMA handbook will be allowed to be paid out at a one hour worked to one hour paid ratio .
The Supervisors then approved a new wage scale for the EMS department, which will be amended every July 1st with any cost of living wages as directed by the Board of Supervisors.
