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Hunt County commissioners set 3% starting point for employee raises; order budget modeling and policy review
Summary
During a July 11 special session, Hunt County commissioners agreed to use a 3% across-the-board raise as a starting point for FY2025-26 budget modeling, directed staff to prepare comparative scenarios and asked staff and department heads to develop clearer personnel and salary-adjustment policies before final adoption.
HUNT COUNTY, Texas ' Commissioners in a July 11 special session directed county staff to model a 3 percent across-the-board pay increase as a starting point for FY2025-26 budget work and to return with updated numbers for the court.
The court's discussion focused on how to handle midyear salary changes, unused salary authority in department budgets and the mechanics for targeted merit or retention pay. County Auditor Mary and other staff said leftover salary dollars cannot simply remain hidden inside department budgets and that any…
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