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Commissioners set $250,000 placeholder for pay-scale changes after Evergreen review
Summary
After discussing an Evergreen pay-grade study and multiple implementation scenarios, the Suwannee County commissioners reserved $250,000 from contingency to begin implementing a revised pay scale and directed staff to return a formal adoption document.
The Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 22 agreed by consensus to reserve $250,000 from contingency to begin implementing a countywide pay-scale adjustment recommended by an Evergreen pay-grade study. The allocation is a placeholder; the board instructed staff to return a formal pay-scale adoption document at a subsequent meeting. County staff described multiple cost options from the compensation study. One option shown to commissioners placed the minimum implementation cost at $297,224.57, described as a 3.2% payroll increase; the larger, fuller option was reported as $306,011.93. Commissioners discussed whether…
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