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Commissioners approve 7% pay increase for county staff, excluding commissioners
Summary
In a 3-1 vote the Board adopted an amendment to Resolution 2024-43 to grant a 7% pay increase to county employees while excluding commissioners; members voiced concerns about budget sustainability and staff retention.
A majority of the Board of Commissioners voted 3-1 to adopt an amended version of Resolution 2024-43 that applies a 7% salary increase to county staff while explicitly excluding commissioners. The motion to amend and adopt the resolution was moved by Speaker 2 and seconded by Speaker 3, and Speaker 1 announced the final tally as "3 to 1, so the motion carries."
The measure, as discussed in the meeting, would raise some positions from about $12,000 a year to roughly $17,000 a year if the 7% option were applied, a scale of change that drew…
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