Position Classification

Bannock County is committed to a fair and transparent approach to position classification and employee compensation. Position descriptions are written by department heads or elected officials, reviewed and provided a recommended pay grade by Human Resources, and pay is approved by the County Commissioners in an open meeting. Criteria for determining pay levels are scope, complexity, fiscal responsibility, leadership, professional judgment, risk, external labor market, and internal alignment and equity.

Employee Compensation

Bannock County seeks to provide compensation that is competitive with other Idaho counties of comparable size. Compensation includes salary and benefits for regular employees and elected officials. Part-time and temporary employees are not eligible for benefits.

Salary is provided based on rates assigned to positions through classification. Most placements are at the minimum step of the assigned grade. The County Commissioners may authorize exceptional placements in an open meeting.

FY2020 salary table

FY2022 salary table

FY2023 salary table

FY2023 salary table (Sheriff’s Office only)

Benefits are provided to full-time regular employees and elected officials.

Retirement:

Retirement through PERSI is one of our most attractive benefits. PERSI is among the nation’s strongest retirement programs. It is a hard-to-find Defined Benefit plan which provides benefits to vested members for life.

PERSI website

Medical Insurance:

Bannock County participates in the Government Employees Medical Plan (GEMPlan). GEMPlan provides health, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, and mental health insurance with low deductibles and employee contributions.

• Monthly payments are $22 monthly for the employee and $32 for each dependent.
• Yearly deductibles are $500 per individual or $1,000 for the family.

Additional benefits and features can be found in the plan summary.

Supplemental Insurance:

Employees may purchase optional supplemental insurance at group rates through AFLAC and make payments through payroll deductions.

Life insurance:

Bannock County provides the following life insurance at no cost to the employee:

• $10,000 life insurance on the employee
• $1,500 on the spouse
• $1000 on each child
• The lesser of $150,000 or 2x the annual salary of the employee
• The lesser of $150,000 or 2x the annual salary of the employee for accidental death

Employees have the option to purchase optional supplemental life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment at group rates through LifeMap and NCPERS.

Additional details are at Life Map and NCPERS.

Vacation Leave:

Vacation leave accrues each pay period an employee works at least 56 hours. Any excess over 240 not used during the year in which it accrues will be forfeited on December 31.

Sick Leave

Sick leave accrues at the rate of 4 hours for each pay period an employee works at least 56 hours. Sick leave can accrue to a maximum of 720 hours, and no additional sick leave will accrue until the employee’s accrued hours are reduced below the maximum.

Paid Holidays

Ten official holidays are provided for full-time regular employees:

1. New Year’s Day – January 1st
2. Martin Luther King, Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day – Third Monday in January
3. Presidents’ Day – Third Monday in February
4. Memorial Day – Last Monday in May
5. Independence Day – July 4th
6. Labor Day – First Monday in September
7. Columbus Day – Second Monday in October
8. Veterans Day – November 11th
9. Thanksgiving Day – Fourth Thursday in November
10. Christmas Day – December 25th

Bannock County 2022 Payroll and Holiday Calendar

Bannock County 2023 Payroll and Holiday Calendar

Additional Benefits:

Some additional benefits may include the following:

• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Blue Extras
• Nurse line
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Fairs
• Flexible Schedules
• Military leave