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Middlesex supervisors debate how to structure employee raises amid uncertainty
Summary
The Board discussed options for raises — flat amounts, matching state-collected COLA, or hybrids — and directed staff to clarify how the state would respond if the county did not provide the full COLA.
Supervisors discussed multiple approaches to employee compensation as they balance staff pay with a draft budget shortfall. Options discussed included flat raises, matching the state cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), and hybrid approaches. The Board directed staff to determine how the state would respond if the county chose not to give employees the full state COLA and to develop local alternatives to present to the Board.
Schools representative Dr. Seitz also explained the school division's raise structure, saying a flat raise would be "very difficult for the schools to fund because their current percentage structure allows the division to receive full state funding for raises on SOQ-funded positions, which account for more than half of their employees." The discussion did not result in a final county-wide compensation decision; staff were tasked to return with more information.
