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Rockingham County approves Phase 2 pay study, adds social-service staffing to ease caseloads
Summary
The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners approved Phase 2 of a countywide pay study and authorized short-term staffing and overtime adjustments for the Department of Social Services to address growing caseloads. Officials estimated full-year implementation at about $1.2 million, with FY26 costs roughly $604,000.
The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 1 to implement the second phase of a county pay study and to approve staff additions and overtime pay aimed at easing heavy caseloads in the Department of Social Services.
Assistant County Manager Derek Southern opened the presentation, and county staff member Olivia summarized the results of the Phase 2 market study, which reviewed about 170 job titles and roughly 300 filled positions. Olivia told commissioners, "Your total implementation cost for a full fiscal year is about $1,200,000 dollars," and that because…
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