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Warren County salary board approves 3% COLA for nonunion human services staff, effective July 1, 2025
Summary
The Warren County Salary Board voted to approve a 3% cost-of-living increase for nonunion human services positions, effective July 1, 2025. Board members discussed performance-review options but did not adopt additional performance-based changes.
Warren County’s Salary Board approved a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for nonunion human services employees, effective July 1, 2025, the board said during its meeting.
The increase, described in the meeting as the “normal COLA,” was presented to the Salary Board as a uniform 3% across-the-board adjustment for nonunion wages in the human services department. Speaker 2 (county official) moved to approve the schedule that had been provided to human resources, saying, “So with that said, I'll be happy to approve the slate, the schedule that was given to HR as it relates to the nonunion rate increases, active 07/01/2025.” Speaker 1 (county official) seconded the motion and a voice vote of “Aye” was recorded.
The change applies specifically to nonunion human services positions; the board did not specify the budget line(s) that will cover the increase during the portion of the meeting captured in the transcript. Board members discussed whether future increases should be tied to individual performance. Speaker 2 suggested creating “some type of a performance review process and maybe a bucket of dollars next year to . . . look differently based on performance,” while Speaker 1 said the county already evaluates performance numerically and warned the process and culture would change if permanent increases or new performance-pay pools were put on the table.
Speaker 1 also referenced Commissioner Gervin during the discussion, saying they agreed with Commissioner Gervin’s earlier point; the transcript does not record Commissioner Gervin speaking directly on the motion.
The board did not provide additional details in the recorded portion about the cost to the county, how the increase will be funded, or whether comparable changes will be proposed for other departments. No statute, county ordinance, or written policy was cited in the provided transcript when the board approved the COLA.
Board members indicated the salary schedule presented to human resources governed the effective rates but did not read line-item budget figures in the recorded discussion. The motion to approve the nonunion rate increases was moved and seconded and a voice vote was taken; the transcript records “Aye,” but it does not include a roll-call tally or the total number of votes in favor.
The salary-board discussion closed after the vote; the transcript does not show further implementation steps, funding-approval votes, or the filing of any related budget amendment during the recorded segment.
