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Board adopts ordinance to deliver state‑mandated one‑time 1.5% employee payment
Summary
Following a required public hearing, supervisors adopted an ordinance authorizing county payment of a state‑budgeted, one‑time 1.5% payment to eligible county and related staff, including constitutional officers and social services employees; the expense was included in the FY26 budget, county staff said.
The New Kent County Board of Supervisors on July 14 adopted ordinance O‑14‑25 to authorize county payment of a one‑time 1.5% bonus for eligible employees under the fiscal year 2025 state budget.
County Administrator Ken Hathaway said the state created a certification process tied to the payment and…
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