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Daggett County amends 2024 budget and approves 5% salary increase for 2025 elected positions
Summary
The Daggett County Commission adopted Resolution 24-12 to amend the 2024 budget and passed Ordinance 24-13 setting a 5% cost-of-living increase for 2025 salaries; discussion continued on adopting the 2025 budget (Resolution 24-14) and related line items.
The Daggett County Commission voted to adopt a 2024 budget amendment and approved a 5% cost-of-living increase for 2025 salaries during a budget meeting. Speaker 1 moved to adopt Resolution 24-12, and Speaker 3 seconded; Speaker 2 called the question and the motion passed on a recorded voice vote.
The commission likewise moved forward with Ordinance 24-13 to set elected-official salaries for 2025 at a 5% COLA. Speaker 1 made the motion to set the salary ordinance at 5%, Speaker 3 seconded, and the commission approved the ordinance on a voice vote. Commissioners who spoke in favor said the increase is intended to help with recruitment and retention and to align elected salaries with employee wages.
A central context for both votes was an analysis of the budgetary impact of different COLA options. Staff reported that the general-fund appropriation difference between applying a uniform 3% COLA and a 5% COLA is on the order of tens of thousands of dollars (staff referenced roughly $130,000 under one scenario versus about $155,000 under another and noted a general-fund difference of roughly $25,000 between the two). Commissioners debated the trade-offs: several argued a 5% increase would aid retention and recruitment, while others urged caution because the increase represents an ongoing expense and recommended targeted changes guided by a wage study.
The commission also moved on Resolution 24-14, the formal adoption of the 2025 budget. Speaker 2 made a motion to adopt Resolution 24-14 with the 5% COLA built in; Speaker 1 seconded. At the end of the provided transcript excerpt the 2025 adoption motion had been made and seconded but a final roll-call vote or voice vote on Resolution 24-14 is not recorded in the excerpt.
What passed - Resolution 24-12 (amend 2024 budget): motion made by Speaker 1, seconded by Speaker 3; recorded voice votes were in favor. - Ordinance 24-13 (establish 2025 salaries at 5% COLA): motion made by Speaker 1, seconded by Speaker 3; recorded voice votes were in favor.
What remains - Resolution 24-14 (adopt 2025 budget): motion and second were recorded in the transcript excerpt but no final vote is included in the available text.
The commission continued to discuss budget line items tied to grants and contributions during the 2025-budget conversation; staff flagged items to be shown as distinct revenue and expense line items where appropriate so contributions (for example, from noncounty partners) are transparent.
