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Commissioners debate cutting their own pay as symbolic move while staff urges structural fixes
Summary
A commissioner proposed halving commissioners' salaries and removing vehicle allowances as a visible cut; the county attorney and colleagues pushed back, warning of recruitment and systemic issues. The committee agreed to present statutory total‑compensation figures at a public hearing next week.
During debate over how to respond to public pressure, Commissioner Bob Stevenson proposed a package of symbolic cuts — halving commissioners’ salaries, removing vehicle allowances and eliminating other perks — and said doing so would show responsiveness to residents and free money toward the budget gap.
Several colleagues questioned whether cuts should be limited to commissioners or extended to other elected officials and…
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