The Harvey County Board of Commissioners approved 1.5% raises for employees Tuesday morning, effective April 17. Commissioner Randy Hague voted against the market-adjustment raises for all employees, and he opted out of accepting a raise for himself. “Yeah, I’d like to make that request,” he said. “I don’t feel comfortable taking an increase.” County Administrator Anthony Swartzendruber gave commissioners an option of either a 1% or 1.5% hike. The 2021 budget includes $90,000 earmarked for a 1% increase. He said money was available for the higher amount of $106,000, since the county saved about $167,000 on its health insurance renewal.
Source: Harvey County Now
