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Trousdale County committee approves mixed FY26 pay increases, forwards revised tax rate to full commission
Summary
On June 16 the Trousdale County Budget and Finance Committee voted to recommend a pay plan that gives $1.50 hourly raises to most employees, $2 for sheriff's staff and no increase for Emergency Medical Services, and forwarded a revised tax rate to the full commission.
Trousdale County Budget and Finance Committee members voted June 16 to advance a proposed FY26 pay plan that gives most county employees a $1.50 hourly increase, provides $2 hourly for members of the sheriff’s department and leaves Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel without an increase.
The vote on the pay plan was 5-2 in favor. Committee members also voted 4-3 to forward a revised county general tax rate—discussed in the meeting as roughly 2.09 in the packet materials—to the full county commission for final action.
Why it matters: the committee debate centered on balancing recruitment and retention pressures against the county’s tax levy. A $3,000 across-the-board increase approved by the commission last week had prompted the initial discussion; committee members reopened that decision and weighed…
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