Council asks auditor to model 2.5% wage increase; budget session adjourns 7:11 p.m.
Aug 26, 2026
Aug 26, 2026
County Council asked Auditor Lisa McCormick to model a 2.5% across‑the‑board wage increase for full- and part-time employees and adjourned the budget meeting at 7:11 p.m. by a 7-0 vote.
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County Council directed Auditor Lisa McCormick to model a 2.5% pay increase for all full‑ and part‑time Wells County employees for the 2027 budget year. Council requested McCormick provide operating-balance projections; Council President Seth Whicker asked for a target operating balance near $160,000.
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