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Franklin County commissioners approve 2025 budget including 4% pay increase for employees
Summary
Franklin County commissioners unanimously approved the county's 2025 appropriations order, which includes a 4% across-the-board pay increase for county employees and followed a 9:30 a.m. public hearing.
Franklin County commissioners unanimously approved the county's 2025 appropriations order on Jan. 2, adopting the fiscal 2025 budget after a public hearing earlier that morning.
The budget adoption, identified in the meeting as Commission Order 2025-1, was moved by Commissioner Ken Cox and seconded by Commissioner Paul Overschmidt. During the vote, all commissioners signified their approval by saying "aye." The commissioners noted the budget includes a 4% pay increase for all Franklin County employees; the chair said that last year's increase was 6%, producing a 10-percentage-point increase over two years.
The county's auditor's office provided the appropriations order and staff support during the budget process; the chair publicly thanked Auditor Angela Gibson and other auditor's office staff for their work in preparing department heads and elected officials for the budget cycle. The meeting record notes a public hearing on the budget was held at 9:30 a.m. before the Jan. 2 commission meeting.
Commissioners emphasized the limits of local action in responding to national inflation trends while saying the raises reflected the county's effort to assist employees. No amendments or roll-call tallies other than the unanimous voice vote were recorded during the meeting.
The approved appropriations order takes effect for fiscal year 2025 and will fund county operations, including the pay adjustments approved by the commission.
