The county compensation committee met last month and approved a 2.2% raise increase for all elected officials. The commission will discuss it at this morning’s regular meeting.
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The feds believe that the less fortunate old folks of the area, and there are many, who employ and pay these elected officials, deserve a 1.5% social security increase. Here in the boonies, where the cost of living is significantly less than the national average, how and why did we arrive at 2.2%?
The feds believe that the less fortunate old folks of the area, and there are many, who employ and pay these elected officials, deserve a 1.5% social security increase. Here in the boonies, where the cost of living is significantly less than the national average, how and why did we arrive at 2.2%?