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Supervisors approve personnel slate after debate over midyear raises; assessor says raises were budgeted
Summary
A board debate over midyear raises and new hires ended with the supervisors voting to approve the personnel actions in consent item 5 as presented. Some supervisors had asked that raises be held until the new fiscal‑year budget; the tax assessor said most changes were budgeted positions or new hires.
Madison County supervisors debated personnel actions during the consent agenda on July 7 after at least one supervisor asked to hold any raises until the new budget year.
Supervisor Brandon said he supported hiring but questioned approving raises “this close to our budget,” noting payroll work and fiscal planning and asking that raises be considered at the new fiscal cycle. He moved to approve item 5 with raises held until the next budget cycle; that motion was seconded and discussed.
County Tax Assessor Norman Kennedy told the board most of the personnel changes before the board were new hires or budgeted changes in his office and that funds were available in the tax assessor’s budget. After additional discussion and a substitute motion to approve item 5 as submitted, the board voted to approve the consent personnel slate. Board members reiterated support for public‑sector staff and the work required to process personnel and payroll changes.
Ending: The personnel actions were approved and will proceed; the board asked departments and HR to coordinate timing around the near‑term budget adoption process.
