Miami Co. workers set to get 2-percent pay raise
Every worker, including sheriff's deputies, will receive a 2 percent pay increase next year as part of the county's 2019 budget. The raises will cost the county in total
With the raise next year, county employees will have received a 9 percent pay increase since 2016, when the county council approved a 2 percent raise. That was followed by another 2 percent raise in 2017 and 3 percent increase this year.
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"A lot of employees have not been a fan of the insurance, but it's been black and white on paper," Brown said. "We've saved millions since we've switched."
"If we had to spend between
Brown said the county has saved so much on insurance costs the
"I'm really excited we were able to do this," Brown said. "I'm glad the county was able to do something to give back to the employees. ... It's pretty cool to see the changing tide from pinching pennies to giving pay raises. It feels like we're moving forward."
Manning said besides the 2 percent pay raise next year, the council has also increased the salary of some workers even more. The director of the county's soil and water conservation program, for example, is set to receive a
He said for the last few years, the council has been comparing the salaries of
"We want to keep good people who are doing a good job, so when it's demonstrated to the council that person is providing a lot of value and we can see from other counties that we're not paying them at an appropriate level, it's a good argument for increasing their salary," he said.
The county council is set to make a final vote on next year's budget during their regular meeting on Wednesday.
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