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Supervisors weigh 7% pay recommendation amid budget planning; insurance adviser urges conservative increase
Summary
Supervisors heard an insurance market briefing and debated whether to follow the compensation board’s 7% recommendation for staff pay as part of broader budget and levy adjustments. The board scheduled a follow-up session to finalize pay and levy decisions.
Supervisors met to refine fiscal 2026 budget assumptions and consider the compensation board’s recommendation on employee pay.
An insurance consultant, identified in the meeting transcript as Joe, walked supervisors through recent renewals and presented an outlook for next year. “I’d increase those figures by 8%,” he said, adding that “10 to 12% would be very conservative” if the board wishes to guard against market volatility. Joe noted Jefferson County’s most recent renewal ran flat year‑over‑year after the…
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