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Committee reviews long‑standing pay link to state raises and pay‑study timeline
Summary
Budget staff reviewed decades‑long practices tying some county positions and elected officials to state pay increases, discussed missing resolutions, and said county attorneys will check legal status as a pay study proceeds.
Wilson County budget staff presented a report on historical pay links that tie certain county positions — including some assistant directors and other second‑in‑command roles — and county elected officials to the percentage salary increases given to state employees and elected officials, the committee heard.
Staff told the committee the practice dates back roughly 20 years, beginning with road commission action that set the assistant road superintendent’s…
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