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Probation seeks modest raises tied to supervision-fee fund as grants wane

Portage County Board of Commissioners · February 12, 2026
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Summary

Portage County adult probation asked the board for targeted pay increases (5% for staff earning under about $25/hour; 3% for others) and proposed using supervision-fee fund 11/21 to cover salaries, while warning several grant-funded positions may end in coming years.

An adult probation representative asked the Portage County Board of Commissioners to consider targeted pay increases and use of the supervision-fee fund to cover some salaries.

The presenter said the department “propose[s] a 5% for those guys” earning about $24 per hour and suggested a 3% increase for other staff, and urged the board to consider moving more positions from the general fund into the supervision-fee fund…

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