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County staff to return with COLA scenarios and benefits estimates ahead of June resolution deadline
Summary
The Board requested human resources provide Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) scenarios and per-employee benefit cost estimates; staff will present numbers at the April 7 meeting and adopt a resolution by June 2026 if pursued.
County Clerk Jessica Rice and Human Resources Director Andrea Jean discussed a potential Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for county employees and the salaries of elected officials. The Board noted that any COLA for employees or elected officials would need to be adopted by resolution by June 2026 and requested Andrea Jean provide multiple percentage scenarios plus an estimate of benefits paid per full-time employee.
Jessica Rice and Andrea Jean were scheduled to present the requested figures at the April 7 meeting. The transcript shows the Board asked staff to return with options; no final percentage or budgeted dollar amount was adopted at the March 3 meeting.
