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Council approves $1,500 one-time stipend for county employees
Summary
The council voted 5–1 to increase a proposed $1,000 one-time employee stipend to $1,500 and adopted budget language and salary-ordinance items clarifying eligibility and certain line items for coroner and surveyor positions.
The council voted 5–1 to increase a proposed $1,000 one-time stipend for county employees to $1,500, approving the change as part of the Food and Beverage Council budget on first reading. The motion passed after a short discussion and a roll-call vote.
Council member Michelle Ann Grama, who presented the figures, described the change as “good news” and said the council’s calculations showed, “We actually have enough money to increase that to a $1,500 stipend.”
The stipend is a one-time payment, not an ongoing base-pay increase. Amy, a staff member, read the eligibility rules to the council: it covers full-time employees (including elected officials and the chief deputy coroner, a salaried part-time position), requires continuous employment from July 1 through Dec. 31, and stipulates the payment should…
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