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Jefferson County budget workshop: commissioners weigh 2% COLA, step-and-grade changes and $5,000 elected-official increase
Summary
A marathon budget session covered a proposed 2% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), reworked step-and-grade pay charts for public-safety staff, corrections to medical-insurance lines and a $5,000 proposed increase for certain elected officials; staff will return with revised payroll and benefits calculations.
Commissioners and staff spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing draft budgets and pay proposals, focusing on competing goals: keep the county’s payroll competitive (particularly for lower-paid classifications) while staying within the county’s available cash and levy limits.
Clerk and budget staff presented two COLA scenarios (2% and 3%) and new step-and-grade chart drafts intended to compress pay at the lower end and limit runaway increases at higher supervisory grades. A staff spreadsheet showed that certain proposed chart changes — especially for patrol, supervisory and…
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