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Albany County commissioners agree to 1%/1.9% pay plan, split law-enforcement retirement increase
Summary
Commissioners settled on a pay/retirement package that applies a 1% increase for department heads and a 1.9% adjustment for regular employees, with sworn officers receiving a 1% pay raise plus a 0.9 percentage-point retirement contribution; funding will come from the county salary reserve if needed.
Albany County commissioners on Thursday agreed to a package of salary and retirement adjustments for county staff that commissioners said balances equity for law enforcement with a single-year cost control approach.
Under the plan commissioners described, department heads will receive a 1% increase, regular county employees will receive a 1.9% adjustment, and sworn law-enforcement officers will receive a 1% salary increase with an additional 0.9 percentage-point contribution directed to their retirement account (to be funded half by employees and half by the county for the currently pending increase). Commissioners said retirement increases for other employee groups will be evaluated by statute…
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