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Nelson County approves 3% raises, dispatch pay bump and one-time bonuses; changes included in FY26 budget
Summary
The Board adopted Resolution R2025-50 to implement a 3% across‑the‑board salary adjustment (plus a 6% bump for full-time dispatch staff and a 1.5% pay-range increase for other positions) and passed Ordinance O2025-06 to provide a one-time 1.5% bonus for certain state-funded positions and $200 for regular part-time employees.
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a set of salary and bonus measures July 8 that the county said were included in the FY26 budget.
Grace E. Mawyer, the County’s director of finance and human resources, presented Resolution R2025-50, which authorizes a three percent salary adjustment for Nelson County full- and part-time employees effective July 1, 2025. She also said the resolution includes an additional six percent salary adjustment for full-time dispatch employees and increases the pay-range for other positions by 1.5% to help maintain market competitiveness.
Mawyer described the dispatch adjustment as aligning the County’s pay ranges with the Compensation Board scale for dispatch positions. “An additional six percent (6%) salary adjustment shall be authorized for all full-time dispatch employees effective on July 1, 2025,” the resolution states.
The Board also adopted Ordinance O2025-06, which implements a one-time 1.5% bonus for Department of Social Services employees, constitutional officers’ compensation-board-funded staff and regional jail superintendents, and provides a $200 one-time bonus for regular part-time county employees. Ms. McGarry confirmed the state will cover the bonus for state-supported positions and County funds cover other positions; the county reported the bonuses were built into the FY26 budget.
Supervisor J. David Parr moved adoption of R2025-50; Dr. Jessica L. Ligon seconded. The Board approved both actions by unanimous roll-call vote (4–0).
Staff said they will follow up with exact dollar amounts for the one-time bonuses and will implement pay-range changes through the County’s payroll process.
