WOODBURY COUNTY WAGE EMPLOYEES WILL GET A RAISE NEXT YEAR, WITH THE AMOUNT MORE THAN ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BUT NOT AS MUCH AS MANY HOPED.
THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A 4 PER CENT RAISE BY A 3-2 VOTE LATE TUESDAY.
THAT’S MORE THAN THE 2.7% PROPOSED, BUT LESS THAN AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO GIVE THEM A 7% RAISE.
THAT AMENDMENT FAILED 3-2 WITH SUPERVISORS ROCKY DE WITT AND MATTHEW UNG FAVORING THE HIGHER AMOUNT:
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BUT SUPERVISOR JEREMY TAYLOR WAS AMONG THE MAJORITY WHO FELT A HIGHER WAGE INCREASE WOULD RESULT IN A BIG TAX INCREASE TO COUNTY RESIDENTS:
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COUNTY SHERIFF CHAD SHEEHAN WAS ONE OF SEVERAL DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO TOLD THE BOARD THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES WERE DESERVING OF A HIGHER RAISE:
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DEWITT AND UNG ALSO VOTED AGAINST THE 4% RAISE.
