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Board adopts 1.5% bonus for regularly scheduled county employees, expands coverage to part-time county positions
Summary
Accomack supervisors approved a 1.5% employee bonus effective July 1 for regular scheduled and eligible part-time county employees to match recently adopted state bonuses; board amended the FY26 budget to fund the payment.
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors approved an across-the-board 1.5% employee bonus for county positions on June 17, applying the payment to regularly scheduled employees and active part-time county employees, effective July 1.
Finance staff reviewed a resolution and ordinance that enable the bonus payment. The bonus aligns county compensation with the Commonwealth’s FY25 supplemental budget, which included a 1.5% bonus for state employees and state-supported local positions. County staff said the county payment would include the earlier 3% increase so that eligible employees receive the combined adjustments as authorized by the board.
County staff recommended appropriating funds in FY26 to cover the bonus cost; the board voted to approve the resolution and amend the FY26 budget to provide the necessary funds.
Why it matters: county officials said the action prevents employees in the same office from receiving uneven treatment by ensuring all regular county positions and eligible part-time employees receive the same bonus treatment as state-supported local employees.
Action: The board approved the resolution to authorize the bonus and amended the FY26 budget for the appropriation by voice vote.
