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Health director proposes pay raise for employee; board approves $0.73 hourly increase

Board of Cherokee County Commissioners · March 24, 2025
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Summary

Health Department Director Peyton Kessler recommended a pay increase for employee Kathy Dugger from $21.00 to $21.73 per hour; the Board approved the raise unanimously and held a later executive session concerning department personnel.

Health Department Director Peyton Kessler presented a proposed pay raise for County Health employee Kathy Dugger during the March 24 meeting. Commissioner Myra Carlisle Frazier moved to raise Dugger's hourly rate from $21.00 to $21.73; Commissioner Jack Garner seconded and the minutes record the motion passed unanimously.

The meeting later included a separate non-elected executive session for an employee evaluation with Health Director Peyton Kessler; the minutes record the session and show no public action resulted from it. The pay increase for Dugger is recorded in the minutes as an approved personnel action.