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Polk County approves $3,000 step adjustment and $343,000 discretionary pool for FY2026 pay scale
Summary
The commissioners approved a flat $3,000 adjustment to each step on the county pay scale and set a discretionary pool (reported as $343,000) to be distributed by elected officials and department heads; distribution method will be determined later.
Polk County Commissioners Court approved a pay-scale adjustment for FY2026 that includes a $3,000 flat increase to every step on the county pay scale and established a discretionary pool the court described in the meeting as $343,000 to be distributed by elected officials and department heads.
County staff reviewed recent pay actions dating to 2016 and outlined intermittent cost-of-living adjustments, health-premium changes and salary-survey-driven increases. The court stressed that discretionary…
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