Commissioners set $1-per-employee cap as upper bound while debating COLA vs. merit split
After extended debate, the court agreed to budget a $1-per-employee maximum for pay increases as a working cap and asked HR/audit to return lists of employees eligible for merit pay; commissioners discussed splitting the amount between COLA and merit (various splits considered).
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Commissioners devoted a lengthy portion of the Aug. 5 budget meeting to how to structure pay increases for county employees. The court coalesced around a pragmatic upper bound — budgeting $1.00 per employee as the maximum cash exposure — while leaving the exact split between a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and merit pool to be refined. The Judge summarized the timing: “I need some definite numbers probably by this Thursday,” signaling the deadline for staff to return final cost and eligibility figures.
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