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Franklin County commission approves pay increase for commissioners, effective Sept. 1
Summary
The commission voted June 22 to raise commissioners' base pay to $500 per month, effective Sept. 1, 2026, and to eliminate separate committee meeting pay. The increase will be adjusted if state-mandated COLAs are later awarded to county elected officials.
At the June 22 meeting the Franklin County Board of Commissioners adopted a change to the county's pay schedule for elected commissioners, raising the base monthly pay to $500 and eliminating separate compensation for committee meeting attendance.
The resolution sets the increase to take effect Sept. 1, 2026, and includes a provision tying commissioners' pay to any state-mandated cost-of-living adjustments granted to county elected officials; the measure was recorded in the minutes as adopted by vote. The motion was sponsored by Commissioners Scottie Riddle and Carolyn Wiseman and entered into the official record.
Supporters said the change updates a base pay level that had not been increased since 2002; opponents registered no sustained public comment in the minutes. The minutes record the adoption as a formal resolution and the clerk certified the action in the meeting record.
