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Commissioners set 2013 salaries

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Dec 12, 2012 at 6:39 am

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KNSI) County commissioners in Stearns and Sherburne counties adopted resolutions Tuesday that set their salaries for 2013.

Stearns County commissioners voted to freeze their salaries for next year. The vote was 4-to-1, with Commissioner Leigh Lenzmeier casting the only "no" vote.

Commissioners in Stearns County make $35,500 a year. They haven't voted themselves a pay raise in the past five years.

In Sherburne County, commissioners voted 4-to-1 to raise their salaries $753 a year, to $38,406 dollars. Sherburne County commissioners also earn a $50 per diem for meetings they attend.

State law requires county commissioners to adopt resolutions every year setting their own salaries and other compensation.