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Resident urges commissioners to back recommended pay increase; commissioner replies on PERS opt‑out

2993910 · April 9, 2025
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Summary

A Deschutes County resident urged the board to support a compensation committee recommendation to raise commissioner salaries to about $142,000; a commissioner responded that opting out of PERS years earlier had saved taxpayers roughly $150,000.

A Bend resident urged Deschutes County commissioners at the April 9 meeting to support a recommendation from the elected officials compensation committee to raise commissioner pay to roughly $142,000.

The resident, who identified himself as Rondo, said he attended the compensation committee meeting and was surprised that…

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