Council approves 3% COLA with statutory exceptions, forms committee on pay structure
Council voted on a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for most county employees and elected officials, with statutory exceptions (e.g., sheriff, probation officers, judge, prosecutor). Council also appointed a committee to review pay structures for Auditor deputies and court reporters and approved several specific stipend and wage adjustments.
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Council considered a blanket Cost-Of-Living Adjustment and took several related actions. A motion to grant a 3% COLA for county employees and elected officials passed with statutory exceptions: the motion text recorded was to "grant all County employees and elected officials a 3% Cost of Living Adjustment with the exception of those employees and elected officials whose salaried minimums are set by State statute." The motion language and attribution came during discussion of how to address pay-scale anomalies.
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