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Madison County adopts 3% COLA for employees; county attorney asks to redirect $3,000 add‑on to staff
Summary
Commissioners set a 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment for county employees and approved a county‑attorney request to waive a $3,000 add‑on and split that amount among five staff members, contingent on adopting the compensation board’s resolution.
The Madison County Board of Commissioners voted to set a 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment for county employees for fiscal year 2026–27, following the compensation board’s recommendation. Commissioners clarified that the COLA applies to county employees and that elected officials’ salaries follow a separate process requiring a resolution adopting the compensation board’s recommended schedule.
The county attorney (identified in the meeting as Jonah) told the board he would accept the 3% increase for elected officials but asked that the additional $3,000 add‑on recommended by the compensation board be waived for him and instead split equally among five county office staff members (named in the meeting). He asked that the commission approve his request contingent on the board first adopting the compensation board resolution. Commissioners approved the request as presented and contingent on the formal adoption of the resolution.
One commissioner voiced discomfort with the precedent of redirecting an elected official’s add‑on to staff, but the motion carried.
