SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County’s Board of Commissioners voted against a three-percent raise for county employees at its regular meeting Tuesday morning.
County employees were hoping to get a mid-year boost as inflation continues to rise across the country.
On Tuesday, Commissioners said they were against the across-the-board pay raise for now but may still revisit the proposal.
However, commissioners did agree to increase the pay of the 133 county employees who now make less than 15 dollars an hour to at least that much.
The majority of employees hoping for some type of raise to help with inflation will have to wait for now.
“If it continues to go up, it sounds like we will be back here asking for another three, another four, another five, another six,” District 2 Commissioner Jay Zembower said during Tuesday’s meeting.
The discussion was back and forth, with some commissioners arguing they needed more information before approving the full three-percent raise.
“I think it’s important that we have that compensation study before we talk about across the board increases,” District 3 Commissioner Lee Constantine said after the meeting. “There may be individual positions that we need to adjust.”
Constantine says the County Manager can adjust the salaries of incoming positions, but others felt employees need help now with rising costs at the pump and grocery store.
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