The Delaware County commissioners approved two personnel-focused resolutions on Nov. 24: an update to the county’s compensation management wage bands and a separate resolution implementing merit-pay increases and a year‑end cost‑of‑living adjustment for eligible nonunion employees.

Dawn Houston, deputy administrator, said the wage-band adjustments are intended to keep county pay competitive and aid recruitment. She said the changes broaden the range between the minimum and maximum of each band by up to about 25 percent. The board approved Resolution 25-1008 to adopt the amended bands.

Houston also described Resolution 25-1009, which implements annual merit increases and the county’s year‑end COLA procedures for nonunion employees under the commissioners’ jurisdiction. She noted the resolution does not apply to employees in other bargaining units that have negotiated different increases and does not include certain union employees (job and family services) who were in active negotiations this year. The board approved the compensation adjustments.

Next steps: County human resources will implement changes to payroll and communicate eligibility details to affected employees per normal county procedures.