Board approves supplemental appropriations, funds 2% bonus plan for county employees

Mar 17, 2026

Supervisors approved supplemental appropriations and a plan to match a 2% state bonus for constitutional-office employees with a county-funded 2% bonus for county-funded employees at an estimated cost of $240,574 funded from multiple sources.

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Finance Director Tyler Olsen told the Board the State Compensation Board will provide a 2% bonus to state-funded employees; staff recommended a comparable 2% bonus for county-funded employees to maintain pay parity. The county cost of the proposed bonus is $240,574; staff proposed covering that with $91,386 from the State Compensation Board, $5,074 from restricted Transient Occupancy Tax, a $100,000 transfer from CIP radio debt proceeds, and $44,114 from the General Fund balance.

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