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Commissioner proposes raising lowest county wages to $15 an hour; no final vote recorded
Summary
A commissioner moved to increase county employees earning under $15 an hour to $15; speakers said about 10 employees would be affected and that the issue was expected to have been addressed previously. The transcript shows discussion but no recorded final vote.
A motion was made at the April 15 Swain County commissioners meeting to raise all county employees earning under $15 per hour to a $15 minimum wage.
One commissioner said there are “10 total” employees currently paid below $15 an hour. Supporters said the pay increase would be modest relative to other expenditures and argued the county should prioritize pay for frontline workers. One commissioner said the pay increase “was supposed to have been took care of last budget,” and urged the board to act quickly so affected employees see the increase on the next paycheck.
Members debated feasibility, with at least one commissioner observing that some members were not present during last year’s budget decisions that were intended to address pay. No roll-call vote on the motion appears in the public transcript; the record shows discussion but does not record a final outcome.
