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County approves March budget supplement to fund salary adjustments, court attorney fee increases and ARPA-funded health-center pay

2826245 · March 25, 2025
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Summary

Douglas County adopted a March budget supplement that moves additional funds into a countywide salary-adjustment account, covers higher court-appointed attorney fees and records ARPA-funded pay for the health center; one commissioner voted no on the package.

Douglas County Commissioners on March 25 approved a March budget supplement that increases the county salary-adjustment fund, adds funds for court-appointed attorney fees and records several grant-funded budget increases, including ARPA payroll support for the Douglas County Health Center.

Laurie Persch, Douglas County finance director, told the board the county set a placeholder estimate of 3% for salary increases when the fiscal-year budget was adopted but the board later approved a higher salary adjustment for the calendar year; the March supplement increases the salary-adjustment fund to…

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