Committee carries general‑fund draft to full commission with 2% pay raise; debate continues over higher increases
Budget & Finance moved the draft general fund—including a proposed 2% across‑the‑board pay raise and shifting $325,000 for sheriff cars to debt service—to the full commission. Commissioners debated 2%, 3% and 5% scenarios and voted to allow reconsideration on the floor.
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The Coffee County Budget & Finance Committee voted to carry the draft general‑fund budget to the full commission floor, including a 2% across‑the‑board pay raise and a proposal to fund five sheriff patrol cars from general debt service rather than the sheriff's operating budget. Chair (S1) formally placed the motion and recorded a second; the motion carried on a voice vote after debate.
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