Commissioner Bill Bartleman, right, speaks during a McCracken County Fiscal Court meeting Tuesday, where he introduced a compromise proposal to include a 9.2% pay raise for county employees in the next fiscal year’s budget.
Commissioner Eddie Jones, middle, explains his worries about lowering taxes while also giving state employees a wage increase.
MAX DAVIS | The Sun
Commissioner Bill Bartleman, right, speaks during a McCracken County Fiscal Court meeting Tuesday, where he introduced a compromise proposal to include a 9.2% pay raise for county employees in the next fiscal year’s budget.
MAX DAVIS | The Sun
Commissioner Richard Abraham, left, speaks about his concerns about promising to lower taxes a year in advance.
The McCracken County Fiscal Court approved a court order Tuesday to include a 9.2% pay increase for county employees in next year’s budget.
Commissioners and the judge executive voted unanimously in favor of the measure, which Commissioner Bill Bartleman introduced as a compromise. The raises would take effect July 1, pending final approval of the county budget in June.
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