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Lancaster County council approves first reading of FY2026 budget with no millage increase; adds 42 positions
Summary
On first reading the council approved the FY2026 budget ordinance that keeps millage flat, includes a 5% across-the-board pay increase, raises the county minimum to $15 and adds 42 new positions. Council members pressed staff on revenue projections and wage-compression risks.
Lancaster County Council voted unanimously to approve the first reading of the ordinance adopting the county’s fiscal year 2026 budget, a measure county staff presented as carrying “no millage increase” while expanding staff pay and headcount.
The budget package presented to council includes a 5% across-the-board pay increase for full-time and part-time staff, an increase in the county minimum wage to $15 per hour with adjustments to address compression, and pay adjustments affecting 27 existing positions. The proposed budget also adds 42 new positions, which county staff said would cost “just over $3.5 million” when salaries, benefits and non-personnel startup costs are included. Position adjustment line items were reported as an increase of $951,999 to address minimum pay and…
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