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Van Buren County quorum court adopts 2024 budget with 3% COLA, approves multiple appropriations
Summary
The quorum court approved the county's 2024 budget — including a 3% cost-of-living raise for all county employees — and adopted several appropriation and transfer ordinances to cover comp-time payouts, road and solid-waste needs. Members pressed for clearer budget documentation after repeated spreadsheet errors.
Van Buren County's quorum court voted to adopt the county's 2024 budget on a unanimous roll-call vote Wednesday night, approving a package that includes a 3% cost-of-living raise for all county employees and a series of appropriation and transfer ordinances to cover accrued comp time and other line-item needs.
Nikki, a member of the budget committee who led the budget presentation, said the 3% raise was the most newsworthy element of the package: "I'm proud that this budget includes a 3% cost of living raise for everyone in the county," she said during the meeting. Committee members spent many hours reviewing…
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