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Resident assails salary increases and transparency at Union County meeting; alleges stipend payments
Summary
At the public-comment portion of the Union County commissioners meeting, resident Bruce Patterson accused county officials of excessive salary increases, cited department-level percent increases, raised questions about rent payments and requested more transparency on constitutional officers' pay; his allegations about stipends were not addressed on the record.
During the public-comment period on ordinances and resolutions, a resident sharply criticized recent and proposed salary increases and questioned several financial items on the agenda.
Bruce Patterson of Garwood addressed the commissioners during the comment period for Ordinance No. 863-2025 (salary ordinance) and during the resolutions segment. He supplied several percentage figures he attributed to department salary growth over the last decade (for example, Parks and Recreation up about 46% and…
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