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County administrator: 2027 budget tight; commissioners may pause employee raises
Summary
Ellis County's administrator told the Wage & Benefit Committee that the 2027 budget is constrained and commissioners have discussed possibly not approving employee raises despite support for the county wage study.
Darin Myers, the county administrator, told the Wage & Benefit Committee on July 13 that the 2027 budget outlook is tight and that county commissioners have already discussed potentially not approving employee raises. "The commissioners have already discussed potentially not approving employee raises, because although they are supportive of keeping up with the wage study, they also need to cut expenses," Myers said.
Myers presented the information as an item not on the order of business; there was no committee vote on raises. The comment framed raises as under active consideration by the commissioners rather than as a finalized decision. Committee members did not take action at the meeting and no directive to staff was recorded.
