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Budget committee freezes County Court salaries; Judge votes no
Summary
The Budget Committee voted 5–1 to freeze the salaries of the County Judge and Commissioners and not include a 2.57% COLA in their pay; the committee said savings would be added to General Fund contingency.
A motion to freeze the salaries of the County Judge and Commissioners and to exclude a 2.57% cost-of-living adjustment from their salaries passed in a recorded 5–1 vote. Charlene Morris moved the salary-freeze motion; John Rowell seconded. Judge Jim Hamsher was the sole dissenting vote.
Minutes show the committee’s consensus was to place the money saved by the salary freeze into General Fund contingency. The item was discussed alongside broader concerns about county salary structure and possible changes to starting salaries for county employees.
The motion was recorded in the minutes as part of the committee’s budget deliberations and will affect only Court-member pay as described in the recorded motion.
