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Supervisors weigh equity concerns as state offers one-time bonus to some county positions
Summary
Staff told the board the state will fund a one-time 2% bonus for Compensation Board-designated positions while the county already proposes a 2% COLA; supervisors directed an assessment of morale and equity impacts across departments.
County staff told the Board that the state is funding a one-time 2% bonus for all Compensation Board-designated employees, while the county has proposed a 2% cost-of-living raise for all county staff. Members warned that offering the state-funded bonus only to some positions could create morale and fairness issues within departments that contain both types of positions.
Chairman Don R. Harris said the state’s approach "created an inequity by mandating the parameters of this funding," and several supervisors expressed reluctance to increase the county’s deficit further to equalize bonuses. The Board directed Assistant County Administrator Ann Marie Ricardi to survey department heads on how morale and internal equity would be affected if some employees received the extra bonus and others did not.
The board did not take a final vote on extending county-funded bonuses; the directive was limited to gathering departmental feedback on potential morale and fairness consequences.
