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Commissioners ask council to preserve staff raises they self‑funded after cutting headcount
Summary
Delaware County commissioners said they reduced head count and combined positions to self‑fund raises and asked the county council to leave those raises in the 2026 budget; councilors asked staff to revert most line items to 2025 levels while they finish budget calculations.
County commissioners told the Delaware County Council on Thursday that they cut positions and combined duties to cover employee raises and asked that those raises remain in the budget for 2026.
Stephen Brand, speaking for the commissioners’ office, said commissioners eliminated several heads through attrition and combined roles in engineering and highway to free funds for pay increases. The commissioners asked the council to preserve raises they said were already self‑funded by reducing headcount.
Why it matters: payroll and benefits are the largest recurring cost in the county budget. Commissioners said the personnel moves — including moving some exempt executive roles from a 32.5‑hour schedule to salaried, 40‑hour expectations —…
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