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Hardin County sets pay-raise effective date for fiscal 2026 payroll to Oct. 16
Summary
Commissioners voted to make fiscal-year 2026 pay increases effective on the Oct. 16, 2025 paycheck date so most new wages align with the new fiscal year; a small portion of pay earned in fiscal 2025 will be booked back to FY25.
Hardin County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to make fiscal-year 2026 salary increases effective on the Oct. 16, 2025 payroll date, meaning most new wages will be paid on that check and any pay earned earlier will be booked to the prior fiscal year. The action follows a lengthy discussion about whether raises should take effect on the first payroll dated in October or on the first full pay period after Oct. 1.
County Auditor Candace McKinney told the court that the county’s historic practice was to base a raise’s effective date…
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