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Supervisors ask staff to apply 1.5% bonus countywide after confusion over which positions were included
Summary
County staff said recent presentations included a 1.5% bonus only for comp‑board-funded positions in the initial pass; the board asked staff to compute and show the effect of applying the 1.5% bonus across all county employees and to provide updated budget numbers.
Amelia County board members sought immediate clarification about how a recently added 1.5% bonus was applied in the draft FY2026 budget and asked staff to calculate its cost if applied to all employees.
Staff said the first update they produced incorporated a 1.5% bonus for state-funded (comp‑board) positions totaling approximately $43,449; supervisors stated their intent that the bonus be applied uniformly rather than only to positions partially funded by the state. Multiple board members directed staff to calculate the dollar effect of applying the 1.5% bonus across the full staff roster and to add that figure to the next budget iteration.
Context: The board had already approved a 3% base salary increase to be applied across employees. The 1.5% item discussed at the workshop is a separate, one-time bonus and not a permanent salary increase. Staff said they would incorporate the board’s direction and return a single, consistent presentation showing the impact across all departments.
Follow-up requested: staff to produce an updated, cross-departmental budget view that includes the 1.5% bonus for all positions (not only comp‑board funded positions) and show the total additional cost and where the boards’ chosen funding sources would be allocated.
Ending: No formal vote was held at the workshop; staff indicated the updated calculations will be provided for the board’s next meeting.
