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Board discusses 3% salary increase and 1.5% bonus; staff to apply 1.5% to all employees pending board direction
Summary
Supervisors reviewed how a previously approved 3% salary increase and a 1.5% bonus for comp-board-funded positions were reflected in departmental budgets; staff agreed to calculate and show the 1.5% bonus across all employees if the board directs it.
The board clarified treatment of two personnel-cost items in the FY26 draft: a 3% salary increase (previously discussed) and a separate 1.5% bonus that the state had provided for some comp-board-funded positions.
Pon told the board she had incorporated the 1.5% bonus only for state-compensated positions in an earlier iteration; after discussion the supervisors asked staff to calculate and show the impact of applying the 1.5% bonus across all county positions so the board could see full costs. Pon said the state-funded portion accounted for about $43,449 in the county’s accounting but that the total county cost if applied broadly would be higher.
Board comments and direction
Supervisor comments emphasized fairness and clarity. One supervisor said, “I don’t think it’s good to treat people different whether they’re state‑compensated or not,” and asked staff to show a single across‑the‑board calculation. Pon agreed to incorporate the 1.5% bonus for all employees if the board’s direction is to do so and to return with the updated numbers.
What was not decided
No formal pay‑policy change was adopted at the workshop; the board asked staff for the budgetary effect of a universal 1.5% bonus and for the combined effect with the previously approved 3% salary adjustment.
Ending
Staff said it would produce updated budget figures reflecting the board’s direction so the board could compare alternatives before any final decision.
