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Council debates raises and health benefits for elected officials; some members oppose increases
Summary
Councilors discussed withholding raises for the county assessor and county clerk because of recent performance concerns and reconsidered whether future council members should be eligible for county health benefits.
Elkhart County Councilors debated Wednesday whether to approve anticipated pay increases for two elected officials and whether future council members should remain eligible for county health benefits.
One commissioner said he was “advocating a no to both” raises for the county assessor and county clerk, citing performance concerns tied to earlier problems that affected county operations and payroll timing. “When that happened, I was like, okay. Wait till budget season,” he said, referring to prior operational issues.
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