(Atlantic) Craig Meyer, a retired secondary roads employee, spoke to the Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning about raising the pay for county truck drivers.
Meyer said Cass County’s wages as a whole are much lower than comparable counties. He said social security went up 8.7-percent and he feels everyone else should get that too.
Supervisors Chairman Steve Baier said wages are part of the compensation package, but he feels their insurance and other benefits are probably superior, so there is that balance. But, he said he is also very much aware of what people with CDL’s are getting paid and there is a crunch.
It was also noted that if the county starts paying employees more, the County has to tax more. Supervisor Wendy Richter…
The Supervisors stated that when they negotiate they will consider all of these issues.
Meanwhile, during his weekly report, County Engineer Trent Wolken said the application period for a truck driver position is open until Friday. This position does require a CDL. He said at some point he may look into putting together some type of contract where they will pay for the CDL training and then the individual must work for x-amount of years or refund back a percentage of the cost of the training.
In other news, the Supervisors approved the low bid from A.M. Cohron & Sons in the amount of $112,400 for a bridge replacement project on Seattle Road.
