This
morning, the Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved a 3.75% salary increase for
themselves and the other county elected officials including me. Thank you BOS! The increase will be effective 1 July 2008
and it’s included in the $104.6M county budget the BOS approved for the next
fiscal year, i.e., from 1 July 2008 through 30 June 2009.
On 1
January 2009, the salaries of the five incoming BOS members are scheduled to
change from $87.6K to $70K and their work status is scheduled to change from
full-time (100% = 40 hours per week) to part-time (80% = 32 hours per week). While the incoming BOS members could override the
decision of today’s BOS, they would likely be committing political suicide or,
at the very least, starting off on the wrong foot if they override today’s
decision.
It appears
the end is near on this particular news story.
It’s about time. –Joel @ 11:15am