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Supervisors schedule workshop to revisit county pay plan after debate over inflation index
Summary
After discussion about whether to use the Employer Cost Index or the Consumer Price Index for pay adjustments, the Board scheduled a workshop on June 2 to further review the county pay plan.
Dallas County supervisors scheduled a workshop to revisit the county pay plan after differing views on whether the county should base pay adjustments on the Employer Cost Index (ECI) or the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Human Resources Director Beth Deardorff presented the pay plan review. Supervisor Kim Chapman said the board should not rely on ECI and argued for CPI, which she said better reflects cost-of-living changes for residents; Supervisor Brad Golightly countered that ECI measures labor-market compensation and benefits changes and that the county switched to ECI in 2020 because of pay competitiveness concerns.
Nut graf: Because the index choice affects wage adjustments and the county’s market competitiveness, the board agreed to a workshop to examine the pay plan, data sources and possible adjustments before making policy changes.
The Pay Plan Review will be discussed at a workshop on June 2, 2026. No final policy change was adopted at the May 26 meeting; the board scheduled the follow-up session to allow staff to provide additional comparative data.
