21 June 2023
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.
ManagementDusty Nichols$ 106,897.70$ 112,242.595%Facilities
ManagementNelda Henning$ 104,999.96$ 110,249.965%Health Dept.Teresa Fisher$ 105,574.30$ 110,853.025%Human ResourcesAngela Lewis$ 118,239.16$ 124,151.125%I.T.Marc Price$ 129,033.58$ 135,485.265%Noxious WeedJohn Landon$ 69,922.58$ 74,817.167%PlanningJoni Thadani$ 103,946.44$ 109,143.765%Parks & Rec.Tim Laurent$ 110,500.00$ 116,025.005%Public WorksCurt Niehaus$ 144,652.30$ 151,884.925%Solid WasteBill Sutton$ 106,523.04$ 112,914.426%
Elected OfficeOfficialCurrent SalaryProposed SalaryIncreaseCounty Commission
Chair, District #1Bill Riphahn$ 63,729.90$ 66,916.405%County Commission,
District #2Kevin Cook$ 57,936.32$ 60,833.145%County Commission,
District #3Aaron Mays$ 57,936.32$ 60,833.145%County ClerkCyndi Beck$ 97,333.08$ 102,199.735%District AttorneyMichael Kagay$ 162,333.08$ 170,449.735%Register of DeedsRebecca Nioce$ 81,418.74$ 85,489.685%SheriffBrian Hill$ 124,999.94$ 132,499.946%TreasurerLarry Mah$ 87,638.20$ 92,896.496%
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.