Cole County Salary Commission approves 5% pay increase for elected officials, adopts same COLA as county employees The Cole County Salary Commission on Oct. 28 approved a 5% pay increase for elected officials (timing subject to statute) and voted to grant elected officials the same cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) awarded to county employees. Commissioners debated recruitment challenges, statutory timing tied to first-class county schedules and modest projected

Cole County's Salary Commission has approved a 5% pay raise for elected officials, highlighting the challenges in attracting qualified successors amid rising workloads.

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