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Broadwater County committee weighs 4.5% COLA versus $1.50 hourly boost; schedules follow-up
Summary
A Broadwater County compensation committee discussed multiple options for elected-official and staff pay, including a 2.8% CPI baseline, proposals for 3%–4.5% increases, and a $1.50/hour alternative; members agreed to reconvene after finance models budget impacts.
A Broadwater County compensation committee on an informal working session discussed a range of cost-of-living adjustment options for elected officials and county staff and agreed to reconvene after finance prepares spreadsheets to model the budget impact.
The commission chair opened the meeting saying the group’s goal was to “come out with a recommendation on a salary schedule for elected officials,” and the committee heard multiple analyses of inflation and pay benchmarks. Phil Girafi, a presenter to the committee, said recent market signals and public- and private-sector comparisons point to about a 2.8% COLA. “In the public sector and in the private sector, 2.8% COLA seems to be the target that people are expecting,” Girafi said.
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