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County clerk warns of budget headwinds as commission debates pay
Summary
Cole County Clerk Jay Moore told the Salary Commission the county faces flattened sales tax receipts, exhausted ARPA funds, the end of marijuana sales-tax receipts and projected health-insurance increases of about 20%. Moore said he would propose a 2% COLA and no merit increases pending the salary study.
Jay Moore, Cole County's county clerk, briefed the Salary Commission Oct. 28 on the county's current financial condition and the challenges facing the 2026 budget.
Moore said the packet included customary financial reports and a summary of the 2025 budget by fund and department. He told commissioners that sales-tax receipts have flattened,…
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