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Committee approves amended budget (25-33) to adjust elected-official pay 0.84% to resolve 27th pay-period issue
Summary
The committee voted to send amended ordinance 25-33 to the full court. The amendment increases elected-official salaries by 0.84% to avoid a constitutional problem caused by a 27th pay period and carries an estimated county-wide cost of $8,111.82.
Faulkner County's Budget & Finance Committee voted to send an amended budget ordinance (25-33) to the full court after members discussed a pay-timing issue tied to the Arkansas State Constitution and a 27th pay period.
The Chair explained that under the Arkansas State Constitution, if an elected official is paid $50,001 in 2025, the county cannot pay that same official less in 2026 while they remain in the same term. Because the county will pay a 27th payroll on Dec. 31, 2025, that extra pay would…
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