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Prairie County commissioners set budget dates, debate $1-per-hour raise and employer contributions
Summary
Commissioners set a full-afternoon budget session for the 15th and discussed a payroll spreadsheet showing a $1-per-hour raise would cost about $37,243 and largely fit within a previously set $43,000 reserve once employer contributions are counted.
Prairie County commissioners confirmed their schedule for the budget process and discussed how an across-the-board pay increase would fit in the county’s set-aside funds. Commissioner (Speaker 2) said a spreadsheet showed that “by doing that, giving a dollar an hour raise is $10,000 under the $43,000 that we set aside,” and that employer contributions could be covered at that level.
Commissioners debated whether to include certain positions — including the county attorney — in the calculation and how to handle employer contributions. Speaker 2 said the spreadsheet treated part-time positions at 0.25 full-time equivalents because the system could not break down hours more finely, producing a total base impact of about $37,243 for a $1/hour increase. No final personnel decisions were made; the discussion set the budget framework for upcoming dedicated budget sessions.
