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Washington County salary commission finalizes report; recommends 2026 increase tied to MAPS, will present to county board
Summary
The Washington County Salary Commission met June 20 and finalized edits to its draft report, approved minutes by voice vote and agreed on several substantive recommendations including that any 2026 salary increase for county commissioners should match the cost-of-living adjustment awarded to the county’s MAPS (management, administrative and professional personnel) group.
The Washington County Salary Commission met June 20 and finalized edits to its draft report, approved minutes by voice vote and agreed on several substantive recommendations including that any 2026 salary increase for county commissioners should match the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) awarded to the county’s management, administrative and professional personnel system (MAPS).
The commission approved the minutes of its prior meeting by voice vote; Chair Vasil Hazin announced, “Motion has been approved with 3–0.” The group then worked line-by-line through the draft report, accepting wording, capitalization and structural edits and clarifying which pay groups and comparators the recommendation should reference.
Why it matters: the commission’s report will be submitted to the Washington County Board of County Commissioners, which takes the formal action on elected-official pay. The commission’s decision to tie the 2026 adjustment to the MAPS COLA and to exclude internal comparators shapes the Board’s reference points when it considers salary changes.
Key decisions and specifics - COLA linkage: After…
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