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Essex County treasurer warns low Compensation Board reimbursements squeeze local services
Summary
Treasurer Penny told the Board of Supervisors the county’s treasurer office is understaffed relative to workload and that Compensation Board reimbursements lag current salary needs; she urged legislative fixes and the board said it would notify Delegate Keith Hodges. The presentation included workload metrics and operational limits of online payments and reimbursements.
Treasurer Penny told the Essex County Board of Supervisors on March 2 that the treasurer’s office faces mounting workload and funding strains that the Compensation Board’s current reimbursement formulas do not reflect.
Penny presented the office’s packet and budget worksheets and said the office’s approved compensation budget was listed at $157,216 with a portion reimbursable to the county. “An entry level for my office is $28,360,” Penny said, adding that that pay rate makes it difficult to hire and retain staff and that the treasurers’ association is pressing the General Assembly for…
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