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DeKalb County council adopts 2025 salary and wage ordinance, boosts select elected officials' pay
Summary
The council approved the 2025 County salary and wage ordinance, a general 4% pay increase across most positions, 6% for certain elected officials, adjustments to benefit categories for attorneys and several job-class changes, and suspended rules to approve the ordinance on final reading.
DeKalb County Council approved the 2025 salary and wage ordinance on second and third readings after suspending the rules to expedite final approval. Council members voted to adopt the ordinance, which implements across-the-board and targeted changes to pay and benefits for county employees and elected officials.
The ordinance applies a general 4% increase "pretty much 4% across the board," with a 6% increase for four elected offices: treasurer,…
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