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Commission hears large corrections budget increase; approves PrimeCare mental‑health contract
Summary
Carroll County commissioners reviewed a proposed jump in the corrections budget driven by a contract‑year pay package and mental‑health staffing needs and approved a $147,051.60 PrimeCare contract for a full‑time clinician.
Carroll County commissioners spent a large portion of their Oct. 20 meeting on the Carroll County Correctional Facility budget, where officials described a substantial first‑year payroll increase tied to a new contract and sought approval of a PrimeCare contract to restore full‑time mental‑health coverage.
The county’s corrections superintendent, Brian King, told commissioners the largest single budget increase is salaries because “this is a contract year.” King outlined the proposed pay package: a $4‑per‑hour increase to starting wages in year one, followed by 3.5 percent in year two and 2.5 percent in year three, plus merit raises of 3.5/3.5/2.5 over the same period. He said the increase will move the jail to the state’s second‑highest starting wage and is intended to help recruitment.
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