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Utah County Commission opens statutorily required hearing on elected-official pay; no public speakers
Summary
County staff recommended raising elected-official salaries after a benchmarking review that found pay about 21% below comparable counties; the commission opened and closed the public hearing with no public testimony and approved routine consent items.
Utah County commissioners met to hear a statutorily required review of elected-official salaries and to consider a recommended increase intended to bring pay closer to market levels.
Ralph, a county staff member presenting the item, told the commission the county follows an ordinance that mandates an annual review and sets pay using a ratio tied to the highest-paid county attorney. "We have an ordinance that we follow, which essentially states that we'll look at it annually,"…
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