Thompson named county administrator at Tuesday night's meeting | Hudson Star-Observer | Hudson, Wisconsin

Thompson named county administrator at Tuesday night's meeting | Hudson Star-Observer | Hudson, Wisconsin: "Pat Thompson, 52, was awarded a two-year contract by a 10-5 vote after a period of discussion in which some supervisors said the county was paying too much for the job.

Thompson’s base salary is $135,000 a year with incentive bonuses that could bring him an extra $15,000 each year."

Tentative Redistricting Plan and Current Supervisor locations

The tentative redistricting plan is labeled "9B" and here are the supervisors who live in the tentative districts:
1: Ryan S Sicard
2: Linda L Luckey
3: Robert Shearer
4: Daryl Standafer
5: Sharon A Norton-Bauman and Roger Rebholz
6: Buck Malick
7: None
8: Steve Hermsen
9: Buzz Marzolf and Lorin D Sather
10: None
11: Roger Larson
12: Frederick Horne
13: Esther Scott Wentz
14: None
15: Karen Meyer
16: James Stauffer and Joe Hurtgen
17: Alfred Schrank and Brian Hurtgen
18: None
19: William Peavey

Map of current supervisor's homes

If you live in one of the following areas that have no current supervisor, you will almost certianly have an open race and should look for people that you think should run: Town of Hudson south of the freeway, River Falls and N.E., South of New Richmond, Village of Baldwin and South Baldwin township.

County Administrator Salary

The Administration committee is recommending that the county pay the new Administrator $135,000 (plus a $15,000 bonus for a strategic plan). Human Resources provided salary survey information so why does the new administrator need to make more than all but one administrator in the survey? Even the Dane County executive (with a population that is 5 times as big as St. Croix) only made $110,156.80 last year and the WI governor only makes $137,092!

St. Croix County selects administrator | River Falls Journal | River Falls, Wisconsin

St. Croix County selects administrator | River Falls Journal | River Falls, Wisconsin: "After going nearly six months with the St. Croix County administrator’s position vacant, the position is in the final stage of being filled.

Patrick H. Thompson, who most recently was administrator for Hamilton County in Cincinnati, Ohio, was selected by the county board’s administrative committee as the top candidate Wednesday."