Commissioners push compensation proposals into 2027 budget process, make no immediate decision

May 15, 2026

Commissioners did not act on proposed pay adjustments at the workshop and instructed staff to bring refined, reconciled figures to upcoming budget hearings; any pay changes would take effect in the 2027 budget year.

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Commissioners discussed the salary-study committee’s proposals but took no vote, instead directing staff to carry the study results and the committee’s modeled options into imminent budget hearings. Judge Garza and other commissioners emphasized the need to balance employee pay improvements with the county’s multiyear effort to reduce a multimillion-dollar deficit.

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