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Budget session: board agrees to market adjustments and considers housing stipend to retain deputies
Summary
County staff told the Board of Supervisors they can balance the FY2025-26 budget with proposed market adjustments and a 3% scaling of pay ranges; Sheriff Eric Ellison urged the board to add a housing stipend to retain deputies and the board directed staff to include the stipend in budget development.
The Greenlee County Board of Supervisors held a budget work session in which county staff presented a near-balanced proposed FY2025-26 budget, described revenue trends and recommended market adjustments to employee pay scales. The sheriff asked the board to include a housing stipend to improve recruitment and retention of deputies.
County Administrator Derek DePier and finance staff said the draft budget was close to balance, noting recent state-shared revenue has been stronger than projected and that the county had room to transfer additional dollars to a financial stability fund. Finance staff said current estimates left the budget…
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