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Emery County commissioners question $21,000 travel line, debate pay and school tax pressures
Summary
Commissioners questioned a $21,000 travel line item and debated commissioner pay, county revenue reliance on centrally assessed property and the effect of school bonds on local taxes; they proposed a follow-up meeting with the school district and other taxing entities but took no formal vote.
At a recent Emery County Commission meeting, commissioners questioned a $21,000 travel line item and debated whether commissioner compensation is out of step with neighboring counties and justified by job expectations. Speaker 1 asked, “Is the 21,000 for travel always been there like that?” and Speaker 2 replied that the funding dated to years when commissioners flew to Washington two or three times annually on public land matters and that the county has not been spending at that level in recent years.
The discussion broadened to commissioner wages after Speaker 4 said the county’s pay is roughly $16,000 higher than the next-highest 'class 5'…
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