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Stephenson County board approves FY26 budgets with 4% salary cap
Summary
The Stephenson County Board on Oct. 8 approved the fiscal year 2026 operating budgets and applied a 4% across-the-board pay increase cap, after discussion about long-term employees, union implications and looming health-insurance and nursing-home costs.
The Stephenson County Board voted unanimously Oct. 8 to approve the county's fiscal year 2026 budgets and to cap general employee pay increases at 4% across departments.
The decision comes amid discussion of rising health-insurance premiums, an unresolved shortfall tied to the county nursing center and concerns from department heads about retention and compressed pay scales.
Board members discussed options including performance-based increases or a bonus program targeted at…
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