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Board approves five Health Department wage increases; asks departments to budget 3% COL for 2027
Summary
Grant County commissioners approved five wage increases at the Health Department and asked department heads to budget a 3% cost-of-living raise for 2027 planning, emphasizing the 3% is not approved and is subject to change.
Commissioner Martin moved to approve five wage increases at the Health Department; Commissioner Figgins seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. The minutes record the approval but do not list the individual names or amounts of the increases in the meeting text.
As department heads begin preparing 2027 budgets, County Clerk Anita Lane asked about including cost-of-living (COL) raises. Commissioners directed department heads to budget a 3% COL raise for planning purposes only, noting that this figure has not been approved and remains subject to change during the formal budget process.
