Commentary - Pay Study demolishes Commission Talking Points

Pay no attention to the man or men behind the curtain.  The four remaining County Commissioners were elected with an agenda.  To demolish local government and cut local taxes to nearly nothing.  To that end, they commissioned a study on pay rates, thinking employees were overpaid and underworked.Guess what?  According to the copy of the study that KELY Radio obtained, White Pine County employees are being paid well below market rates. The independent review found county wages average about seven percent below comparable public employers across Nevada, with some departments falling much further behind. Human Resources pay was more than 30 percent below market, while Emergency Management and Fire Protection were each nearly 20 percent under market rates.Since the study came in, the county fired the Finance Director and bullied her deputy out of office.  The Commission just got a 35% pay increase and all elected officials got a 2% raise.  But not a dime for rank and file employees.  No doubt, the Good Old Boys want government without people.  Be careful what you wish for, commissioners.  You could be next. The study is available by clicking here.