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Montgomery County commissioners propose raising county employee minimum wage to $20.52
Summary
County commissioners presented a proposal to raise the minimum wage for Montgomery County employees from $16 to $20.52, funded partly from identified operational savings; the board discussed budgetary impacts but did not record a final vote in the meeting transcript.
Montgomery County commissioners on July 16 announced a proposal to raise the county’s minimum wage for county employees from $16.00 an hour to $20.52 an hour. The increase, presented by the commissioners during public announcements, would apply to county employees across courts, the district attorney’s office, public health, parks, facilities and other county departments.
The commissioners framed the proposal as a response to inflation and local cost pressures. "People working on behalf of the county's 868,000 residents deserve to be paid a wage that provides stability, safety," the presenting commissioner said,…
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