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Supervisors debate 5% pay proposal as budget staff warn of hard trade-offs
Summary
Jefferson County supervisors discussed a draft budget that includes a placeholder 5% salary increase and a $40,000 vehicle allocation; staff warned sustained raises without revenue growth could force attrition, service cuts or layoffs and asked departments to model 6%/7% scenarios for the final budget.
Jefferson County supervisors spent substantial time debating a proposed 5% employee pay increase and the county's ability to sustain higher personnel costs.
County budget staff presented draft numbers that included a 5% raise assumption and a $40,000 vehicle replacement line. The presenter said the board does not have to finalize the increase immediately but that the number would be adjusted when the budget is adopted at the next meeting.
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