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Board approves additional 1.5% COLA, landfill staffing and carries tourism funds
Summary
Page County staff told supervisors the state raised the COLA from 2% to 3.5%; supervisors approved providing the extra 1.5% in August and several related budget moves, including restoring a full-time landfill operations manager and carrying over tourism project funds.
County staff told the Page County Board of Supervisors on a routine business night that the state increased the planned cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for constitutional offices from 2% to 3.5%, effective in August, and recommended the county provide the additional 1.5% to eligible employees.
"The state will provide $56,959," said Mr. Rolls, a county staff member presenting the request. He said the local match needed is $96,794 and staff proposed funding the match with $93,082 from the general fund balance and $3,712 of restricted transient occupancy tax revenue. The presentation also asked that $89,617 of unspent tourism funds from FY26 be carried forward to FY27.
In the same presentation, Mr. Rolls requested $45,624 from the general fund balance to reinstate a full-time operations manager at the Battle Creek Landfill, citing current staffing needs and training requirements for a new manager. Staff said these items would increase the general fund budget by $192,931 and adjust smaller special-fund budgets (CSA, victim witness, tourism) as noted in the presentation.
A supervisor moved to approve the appropriations "as stated," the motion was seconded and the board approved the package. The motion language and approval were recorded in the meeting minutes; the roll-call vote tally was not specified in the transcript excerpt.
