Shawnee County officials could all see higher salaries in 2023
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TOPEKA (KSNT) - At Thursday morning's Shawnee County Commission meeting, the board will consider establishing salaries for all elected and appointed officials.
The below-listed salaries would go into effect July 1, 2023 if approved by Shawnee County Commissioners, according to documents obtained by 27 News. Every position shows an increase of at least 5 percent.
| Department | Director | Current Salary | Proposed Salary | Increase |
| Audit Finance | Betty Greiner | $143,890.50 | $ 151,085.03 | 5% |
| Appraiser | Steve Bauman | $ 107,233.36 | $ 112,595.03 | 5% |
| Counselor | Jim Crowl | $ 145,156.44 | $ 152,414.26 | 5% |
| Corrections | Brian Cole | $ 139,160.06 | $ 148,901.26 | 7% |
| Elections | Andrew Howell | $ 102,850.02 | $ 109,021.02 | 6% |
| Emergency Management | Dusty Nichols | $ 106,897.70 | $ 112,242.59 | 5% |
| Facilities Management | Nelda Henning | $ 104,999.96 | $ 110,249.96 | 5% |
| Health Dept. | Teresa Fisher | $ 105,574.30 | $ 110,853.02 | 5% |
| Human Resources | Angela Lewis | $ 118,239.16 | $ 124,151.12 | 5% |
| I.T. | Marc Price | $ 129,033.58 | $ 135,485.26 | 5% |
| Noxious Weed | John Landon | $ 69,922.58 | $ 74,817.16 | 7% |
| Planning | Joni Thadani | $ 103,946.44 | $ 109,143.76 | 5% |
| Parks & Rec. | Tim Laurent | $ 110,500.00 | $ 116,025.00 | 5% |
| Public Works | Curt Niehaus | $ 144,652.30 | $ 151,884.92 | 5% |
| Solid Waste | Bill Sutton | $ 106,523.04 | $ 112,914.42 | 6% |
| Elected Office | Official | Current Salary | Proposed Salary | Increase |
| County Commission Chair, District #1 | Bill Riphahn | $ 63,729.90 | $ 66,916.40 | 5% |
| County Commission, District #2 | Kevin Cook | $ 57,936.32 | $ 60,833.14 | 5% |
| County Commission, District #3 | Aaron Mays | $ 57,936.32 | $ 60,833.14 | 5% |
| County Clerk | Cyndi Beck | $ 97,333.08 | $ 102,199.73 | 5% |
| District Attorney | Michael Kagay | $ 162,333.08 | $ 170,449.73 | 5% |
| Register of Deeds | Rebecca Nioce | $ 81,418.74 | $ 85,489.68 | 5% |
| Sheriff | Brian Hill | $ 124,999.94 | $ 132,499.94 | 6% |
| Treasurer | Larry Mah | $ 87,638.20 | $ 92,896.49 | 6% |
The Shawnee County Commission board meets every Monday and Thursday morning at 9 a.m. You can watch the meetings live here. An agenda item for June 22 indicates the board will consider establishing the aforementioned proposed salaries.