County OKs pay raises, $400k change order for landfill work
Heavy equipment operators work during efforts Friday, June 27, 2025, to enlarge the Lincoln County Landfill. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
It was a mixed bag of news at the June 18 Lincoln County Commission meeting.
An investment of federal money helped the commissioners to unanimously approve a 5% cost of living pay raise for all elected employees, effective July 1.
District 2 Commissioner Jim Hammons said $7 million was invested with Raymond James Financial Inc., last year from money that the county got from the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund. The fund is a general revenue enhancement program that provides additional assistance to eligible revenue sharing counties, Tribal governments and revenue sharing consolidated governments.
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