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Committee refers competing FY26 nonunion wage schedules to county board; earmarks 4% for three positions
Summary
Committee debated three approaches to nonunion pay for FY26 — a proposed 3% (failed for lack of second), a 4% schedule, and a $0.68 per-step increase — and voted to send the competing schedules to the full county board while agreeing to include 4% increases for three specified positions in the proposed budget.
The DeWitt County Finance Committee reviewed two full nonunion wage schedule options for FY26 — a 4% across‑the‑board increase and an alternative that adds $0.68 to existing step amounts — and did not adopt either at the committee level. Claro Carter moved to recommend a 3% increase, but the motion failed for lack of a second.
Terry Ferguson moved and Megan Myers seconded a motion to refer both competing schedules to the full county board for a final decision; the motion carried by voice vote. Separately, committee members reached consensus to include 4% increases in the proposed FY26 budget for the EMA Coordinator, the Animal Control Administrator and the Assistant State's Attorney. Debate continued about planned raises for the Jail Administrator and Chief Deputy, with Claro Carter urging phased increases over 4–5 years and Sheriff Walker saying those positions would not receive raises in FY27.
