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Upson County debates 2026 pay raises, juvenile court staffing and judicial supplements as budget timeline tightens
Summary
County officials reviewed a draft 2026 budget showing a modest surplus and debated employee pay strategies (2.75% vs. 3.75% COLA, sheriff’s 8% request), agreed to add juvenile court staff by consensus and approved a resolution to adjust the superior-court judges’ supplement.
Commissioners spent the bulk of the meeting on budget planning for 2026, weighing employee pay proposals, a sheriff-requested pay increase, a juvenile-justice staffing request and an intergovernmental judicial supplement.
County finance staff presented a draft operating plan that showed roughly a $107,000 surplus on the draft page and about a $257,000 cushion when contingency is considered. Staff said those numbers would allow commissioners to consider pay…
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