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Mercer County trims, shifts proposed 2026 wage bumps in budget review
Summary
At the Sept. 3 meeting the commission removed or reduced several proposed wage increases in the 2026 draft budget, including cuts to commissioner raises and a reduction of the sheriff's bump-up; the landfill operator bump-up was increased. No final budget was adopted at the meeting.
Mercer County commissioners reviewed and amended proposed wage changes in the county's draft 2026 budget during their Sept. 3 meeting.
The board made several specific changes: a proposed $2 raise and associated bump-ups for commission positions were removed; an HR/EM bump-up of $15,449.80 was removed; a States Attorney bump-up of $3,200 was removed; the Sheriff bump-up was reduced from $15,000 to $10,000; the Jail Nurse bump-up was increased from $2,392 to $6,700; a School Superintendent $2 raise was removed; and landfill operator Kenneth Morin's bump-up was increased from $1,040 to $2,080. The record indicates no further changes were made at the meeting.
The minutes do not show a final adoption of the 2026 budget; the edits recorded are changes to the proposed wages that will be reflected in further budget work. The record does not attribute the rationale for each line-item change to a single commissioner or staff member beyond the motion and entry in the minutes.
