SARPY COUNTY, Neb. (KMTV) — The Sarpy County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to lower their own salaries, calling their position "a public service."
A press release from the Sarpy County Communications Manager says the vote set the Commissioners' salaries at $26,000 for 2021 and 2022, down slightly from the $26,095 they've received since 2015.
Because of extra duties required of the position, the Board Chair will continue to receive an additional $1,000.
“This board is committed to keeping property taxes as low as possible, and to do that we have to hold the line salaries, including our own,” said Sarpy County Board Chair Don Kelly. “Our compensation package, including benefits and wages, is more than fair. I’m proud that we’re lowering our salaries while other counties are approving large increases.”
Additionally, the board set the salary for the Sarpy County Public Defender, who will make $147,611.77 in 2021 and 2022, and $149,087.89 in 2023 and 2024, according to the press release.
