For years Union County commissioners received annual salaries of $29,500 with the Chair of the Board getting an extra $2,000 and the Vice Chair an extra $1,000.
In 2015 raise ordinances started including commissioner salaries and these fixes have become a seasonal event. At yesterday’s virtual meeting, at a time of private sector layoffs and furloughs and a lot less ceremonial work for commissioners to do, we got:
823-2021 FIXING THE SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF THE UNION COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, COUNTY MANAGER AND DEPARTMENT HEADS.
Those new salaries:
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