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Pitkin County board approves salary changes for elected officials, votes to pursue commissioner pay increase via state law
Summary
The board voted to move non-commissioner elected officials to a higher state pay category and authorized pursuing a state-legislative change to increase commissioners' pay category; both measures passed 3–1 after debate about general-fund priorities.
Pitkin County commissioners approved two separate compensation actions on Feb. 11. First, on second reading the board moved salaries for elected officials other than county commissioners (sheriff, clerk & recorder, assessor) to category 1a under the state schedule for terms beginning in 2027. That resolution passed 3–1, with Commissioner Patty Clark opposed.
Later the board approved a second…
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