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Cole County adopts 2025 budget, approves COLA and EMS pay-grid; signs several administrative agreements
Summary
Cole County commissioners adopted the countys 2025 budget, approved a 2.2% cost-of-living adjustment plus a $500 flat payment for most positions, and approved a new EMS pay grid and other routine administrative items. The commission also set a salary reserve for HR review of additional pay requests.
Cole County commissioners voted to adopt the countys 2025 budget and approved a set of personnel and administrative measures tied to that spending plan during their Jan. 8 meeting.
The commission approved a 2.2% cost-of-living adjustment for most county positions and a flat $500 payment. The budget also includes a 4% county retirement contribution for 2025, continued majority coverage of employee health insurance premiums with employees responsible for dependent costs, and a line for a salary reserve that Human Resources will use to evaluate additional pay requests. Commissioners approved a new pay grid for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) effective Jan. 5, 2025, and scheduled a one-step increase for most EMS employees on July 7, 2025.
The budget was presented with fund-by-fund revenue, expense and fund-balance detail and was…
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