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Lycoming County approves pay schedule realigning sheriff with other elected officers and raises tax-collector fees
Summary
The Lycoming County commissioners approved a multi-year salary schedule to bring the sheriff to parity with other elected officers and voted to increase the per-bill payment for tax collectors to $3.75 starting in 2026; both items passed by voice vote.
Lycoming County commissioners on an evening public meeting approved a salary schedule that increases the sheriff to align with other county elected officials, and separately approved higher per-bill compensation for tax collectors.
The board approved a four-year pay schedule for the sheriffthat sets a 9.5% increase in 2026, a 3% increase in 2027 and 2% increases in 2028 and 2029 to bring the sheriffinto parity with other county row officers. Commissioners voted by voice to adopt the schedule after a presentation and discussion; the motion was made and seconded and commissioners responded "aye." The meeting also approved raising tax-collector compensation to $3.75 per bill for 2026 and $3.75 per bill for 2027, also adopted by voice vote.
Why it matters: the sheriffhas been on a different election and pay cycle than other county elected officials since a change in 1964, creating periods in which increases…
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