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building. He said every member of Fiscal Court wants to give raises, and this budget includes a 1% raise and one step raise. He added that employees have…need to improve emergency services, the question remains on how to pay for it. He said a prior study pointed to increasing taxes to pay…said before we can start, we should know what the plan is to pay for it and what combination of taxes may be required. He warned that special
fact that we have been able to provide for some increase in pay for our employees that's one of the most important things yeah thank you yeah…going to get a phone call hey you all voted for a pay raise we are not voting for a pay raise for Episcopal Court so that have
please get an explanation as to how we have the money to raise pay and cola when time and and time again Judge Talley deferred citizens' concerns with
budget rather than adding new expenses. Uh, I did fully support providing additional pay where it is earned and deserved. For example, the changes that we just made…control. They were long overdue and needed to be addressed. However, giving a raise and making a position full-time
needs but I'm going to have to raise my paycheck so the employer is going to have to pay me more money they can't do that…four percent but when you go in the lights in your vehicle or pay your taxes on tangibles it's a tax increase and I think
email from a constituent to ask the Judge/Executive questions about funding for pay raises but not able to find money for other services throughout Hardin County
continually raises their pay they're getting ready to hire 20 additional officers in preparation for the coming growth this budget that proposed right now is to maintain
trying to backtrack it um we are aware that you guys had a pay raise and you guys need to remember that you all work
necessarily in their job description. So, do we look at giving pay raises to people who aren't doing this [snorts] or aren't are taking
that having on revenue? Uh is that — well the revenue will raise anytime that state number raises means we got more state prisoners. — So it'll raise…money come coming in for people that are — it means we have more paying customers coming in instead of people that aren't that's on the county…some of their prisoners that are waiting to go to prison that are paying customers that don't have any medical issues. So we actually been you know
know if y'all noticed last week that we they raised the bulb on on that tank and it has the panther logo on it. That tank…round two funds — [clears throat] — that the grant funds are only going to pay for part of it. The remainder of the project will be paid
cooperation of those families to have the par the parent who's not raising that child um, pay the government back. So, so that you're not your
good County get the services they they deserve and that they've been paying their taxes to to obtain so so at that um will go ahead…clarity the library was referenced that's a statutory payment that we pay so that's not something that we can cut or raise or whatever that
forward with that? And again, back to the salaries. Not against giving a raise, but at the end of the day, they are getting a raise. They
cost of living the new hires I think there was a two grade pay raises or something somewhere and I even believe we need to relook at maybe
just tried to stay up with it. We didn't give people big raises just just just for the heck of it. Okay? So, and that
County it was not their intent to squander the Legacy funds by giving raises buying ambulances coroners vehicles and paying for all the other services that…setting future courts up for failure by relying on the Legacy fund to pay for these Services if we use this money year after year to balance
process of raises and colas. Um every employee in Hardin County government has access to good health care. Every employee in Hardin County government has a retirement plan
about taking care of our employees as far as getting a raise I heard someone say that we got a raise…know anything about that uh the magistrates did not get a raise that I'm aware of um so that's all I have okay thank you Kenny
departments, have a high tumover rate in several departments because we do not pay them enough, and some jobs need to be compensated appropriately. There…statutory payment by a court order that we cannot cut or raise. The BOSK agreement was a one-time payment. Due to the amount of contractors coming
donations and everything Unfortunately they ran out of funds and couldn't pay the farmers and landowners that raised the hint crop so they were left without money
court and uh that would also g g gave employees a $2500 raise and um in order to comp compromise um and to to be you know…three additional deputies and um to give a u to give a raise of $2,000 and that would be a additional cost to the county…initial initial budget request for six deputies and the $2,500 raise was $900,000 additional supplement dollars from the county so this will be a total
right now is the time uh to to be passing out uh big raises like that um as my colleague Mr Yates said last month um when
right around the corner and we're going to be looking at raises and stuff like that. All these things are going
agree that we have some awesome employees who are deserving of these raises I just don't think that the shortfall that we have