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Nueces County commissioners debate 2% versus 3% pay bump as budget workshop flags tight reserves
Summary
At a budget workshop, commissioners reviewed a detailed payroll breakout and debated whether to approve a 2% baseline cost-of-living increase or a 3% raise that would cost roughly $1 million, while staff warned pension rules and reserve targets limit options.
At a budget workshop Tuesday, commissioners of Nueces County debated whether to give county employees a 2% or 3% cost-of-living increase and examined related step increases, reclassifications and pension constraints.
Speaker 6 (unidentified) urged a 3% increase — or at least 2.5% — saying lower-paid employees need the boost and offering cost estimates for alternatives. "I recommend the 3%," Speaker 6 said, citing calculations that put a 3% COLA at roughly $1,000,000 and 2.5% near $840,000. Speaker 2 (unidentified), who presented payroll breakout figures, said a 2% COLA would affect about 553 employees in one group and another 253 in a second group, with additional buckets for step increases, reclassifications and employees covered by the sheriff's contract.
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