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Madison County Board approves 2.25% raise for nonunion staff and re‑appropriates $15.4 million after heated debate
Summary
The County Board adopted a 2.25% pay increase for non‑bargaining employees effective Dec. 1, 2018, and approved $15,404,625 in re‑appropriations from remaining FY2018 funds to FY2019 budgets after a lengthy floor dispute about personnel and IT line items and auditor remarks.
The Madison County Board on Jan. 16 approved a 2.25% pay increase for non‑bargaining unit employees, effective Dec. 1, 2018, and adopted a set of budget re‑appropriations that move $15,404,625 of unspent FY2018 funds into FY2019 accounts.
The pay resolution, presented by the Executive Committee, was adopted by roll call (AYES 25, NAYS 2). Chairman Kurt Prenzler and Finance Committee members said the increase was included in the FY2019 budget passed in November and described it as a cost‑of‑living adjustment to be funded within the approved budget.
The re‑appropriations package — which lists general fund, special revenue and capital items across dozens of departmental line items — prompted…
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