The cited official record ends with the February 15, 2021 entry and does not establish a later final outcome.
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Habersham’s proposed employee raises left taxpayers and workers awaiting a final vote
Commissioners heard a plan to fund a countywide cost-of-living adjustment and higher pay for qualified Public Works drivers, but the Feb. 15, 2021 work-session record does not show whether it took effect.
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Habersham County commissioners on Feb. 15, 2021 considered a proposed compensation package that would raise pay for county employees, increase hourly wages for certain Public Works workers with commercial driver’s licenses and require a midyear FY21 budget adjustment. Staff presented the plan during the board’s work session, but the minutes do not record a final commission action.
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The proposal put a countywide pay question directly before commissioners and taxpayers: staff estimated the cost-of-living adjustment at about $145,000 for the rest of the fiscal year. Any increase therefore depended not only on the board’s view of employee compensation, but also on its willingness to revise the county budget to cover it.
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Rather than treating all employees the same, the package combined a broad cost-of-living adjustment for full-time and part-time county employees with more specific changes to the pay structure. It also addressed four employees already at the top of the pay scale, while proposing separate raises for field employees in Public Works whose work requires Class A or Class B commercial driving credentials.
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County staff framed the proposal as both a general employee-pay measure and a targeted wage increase for qualified field workers. Under the plan presented to commissioners, Public Works employees with Class A CDLs would receive an additional $2 an hour and those with Class B credentials an additional $1.50 an hour; the broader COLA carried the stated FY21 cost estimate.
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The documented record establishes that the package was proposed and discussed, including its estimated cost, pay-table changes and CDL rates. It does not establish that commissioners adopted the plan, changed its terms, postponed it or rejected it. As a result, the record does not show whether employees ultimately received either the COLA or the CDL increases, or whether the budget adjustment took effect.
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The next decisive public step would be an official record from the Feb. 15 regular commission meeting addressing the new-business item. A vote record or meeting minutes would need to show whether commissioners approved the package as presented, amended it, deferred it or voted it down; until then, the final budget impact and the practical outcome for county workers remain unresolved.
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Staff presented a package pairing a cost-of-living adjustment with targeted higher hourly pay for Public Works field employees holding Class A or Class B CDLs.
The work-session minutes document the proposal and discussion but do not disclose a final board decision or implementation outcome.
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DiscusseddiscussedCommissioners discussed employee COLA and CDL raises
At the February 15, 2021 regular commission meeting, staff presented a proposed employee COLA estimated at $145,000 for the rest of FY21, pay-table changes for four employees at the top of the scale, and proposed CDL raises of $2 per hour for Class A and $1.50 per hour for Class B field employees.
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Commissioners discussed employee COLA and CDL raises
At the February 15, 2021 regular commission meeting, staff presented a proposed employee COLA estimated at $145,000 for the rest of FY21, pay-table changes for four employees at the top of the scale, and proposed CDL raises of $2 per hour for Class A and $1.50 per hour for Class B field employees.
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- The Feb. 15, 2021 minutes describe discussion of the proposal but do not state a final commission action.
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