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Commissioners approve FY2026 proposed budget, nonunion wage COLA +3% and multiple targeted wage adjustments
Summary
After discussion and nonpublic sessions the Rockingham County commissioners approved the proposed FY2026 commissioners' budget, a COLA plus 3% increase for nonunion employees and several targeted wage adjustments intended to address wage compression, with some adjustments implemented effective July 1, 2025.
Rockingham County commissioners on April 24 voted to approve the commissioners' proposed FY2026 budget and set the nonunion wage increase at a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) plus 3 percent.
Commissioners said the budget vote will be followed by public hearings and executive committee review in early May. The COLA-plus-3% approach for nonunion employees was moved and seconded in public session; commissioners recorded affirmative votes.
Commissioners also discussed wage-compression concerns and considered several options for targeted wage adjustments for specific employees and positions. Several of those wage-adjustment motions were discussed in nonpublic session under RSA 91-A (personnel matters) and then returned to the public record. On return to public session the board approved five wage-related motions (summarized below) intended to…
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