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Indian River County commissioners approve addendums to county attorney and administrator contracts after audit prompts review
Summary
Following an audit inquiry, the Board of County Commissioners approved addenda clarifying annual "progressive" pay increases for both the county attorney and county administrator. Each addendum passed 3–2 after extended public comment and debate over timing, transparency and process.
Indian River County commissioners voted on Sept. 9 to approve addenda clarifying annual progressive (anniversary) pay increases for the county attorney and the county administrator, following an internal audit that flagged timing and documentation for recent payments.
The board approved the county attorney addendum by a 3–2 vote and then approved a separate addendum for the county administrator by the same 3–2 margin. Commissioners who voted in favor said the addenda remove ambiguity in existing contracts and put the practice on the public record; commissioners who opposed said the timing and process were inappropriate given other county priorities and concerns about internal controls.
Why it matters: The votes follow a clerk-of-court audit that…
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