Commission approves 2.8% COLA and funds half-time administrative position
During a budget work session, Riley County commissioners approved a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment across the pay scale and voted to fund a new administrative assistant/HR assistant at 50% starting July 1 to give a new county administrator time to assess staffing needs.
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Budget and finance officer Britney Phillips reviewed budget adjustments tied to a health-department reorganization and presented a draft pay scale. Commissioners debated alternatives — including differentiated COLA percentages for professional staff versus others and the effect of compression on recruitment — before approving a 2.8% COLA across the pay scale.
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