Athens-Clarke County Commissioners talked about the possibility of a significant raise for many county employees at their work session on Tuesday.
The process of developing the county’s budget for the next fiscal year is underway, and part of that process is a look at wages for county staff. The county’s Human Resources department is asking lawmakers to budget about $5.17 million more for salaries next year, which would allow money for merit pay and a 7% market-based cost of living raise.
In the work session, District 8 Commissioner Carol Myers broke down the proposal.
"Employees who are presently working would all get a 7 percent raise," Myers said. "And many would get 8 or 9 percent, depending on their performance."
That $5.17 million figure also includes a bump to the base pay for many positions, which, County Manager Blaine Williams said would make ACC more competitive in attracting new employees.
"If you just give [cost of living] and performance [raises], then we really haven't changed the market posture of the government, as far as our salaries," Williams told commissioners.
Public safety employees, like law enforcement and firefighters are covered under a different pay structure, and county HR is recommending a $2.3 million package to cover raises for those workers.
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