Commission debates COLA cap and alternatives as budget options
Commissioners discussed options to cap cost-of-living adjustments or set fixed nominal increases to reduce payroll pressure amid a larger-than-expected property-tax windfall, and asked staff to model the fiscal impacts before a final decision.
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Commissioners discussed how to limit county payroll growth to absorb unplanned revenue without increasing long-term obligations. Speaker 2 argued against a blanket 3% COLA and cited an estimated $402,000 cost if the county adopted that figure; other commissioners proposed a dollar cap or tiered approach and asked staff to run comparative numbers.
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