Commissioners finalize budget steps and approve 2% COLA for county employees
Summary
The Cameron County commissioners moved closer to a December budget adoption and approved a 2% cost-of-living increase for county employees, a step officials say will add under $45,000 to annual wages and FICA costs.
Cameron County commissioners confirmed plans for a special meeting to adopt the county budget and approved a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for employees.
Commissioners said the salary board approved the 2% COLA and estimated the fiscal impact at about $41,000 for wages and roughly $3,000 for FICA — "less than $45,000" in total, according to the board’s financial update. The board also discussed balancing the budget without a tax increase and put the final adoption on a special meeting agenda for Dec. 30.
Officials described continuing line-by-line budget scrutiny and said a memo accompanying the proposed budget outlines revenue changes, expense assumptions and transfers used to close a shortfall. The commissioners also noted that department heads and the treasurer’s office contributed to the budgeting process and that the budget document is available for public review.
The salary-board action was announced alongside routine year-end items, including reviews of safety grants and completed courthouse security upgrades funded through AOPC. The board set its next procedural steps for public notice and the scheduled special meeting to adopt the budget.
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