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County board members debate modest pay increases, ask staff to draft proposal
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Washington County supervisors debated whether and how to raise supervisor pay for the first time since 1999, with supporters citing recruitment and equity and others urging caution given budget pressures; the chairman and staff will draft a proposal for full-board consideration.
WASHINGTON COUNTY — Washington County supervisors on Tuesday discussed raising the monthly county-board stipend for the first time in decades, with opinions split on timing and method but general agreement to have staff prepare a formal proposal for full-board consideration. Chairman David Schleif opened the discussion by noting the last change in county-board pay was in 1999 and presenting inflation-based calculations. "If the county board had salary had been kept in line with inflation, the monthly salary would now be just over $10.60…
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