Labette County hourly employees will get a 17% raise and salaried employees will get a 25% bump effective the first pay period in January. Labette County commissioners decided on the wage increases after a discussion Monday prompted by a motion by Commissioner Lonie Addis for pay increases. Addis motioned for all hourly employees to get a pay increase equal to three ranges on the county pay scale. In each department, up to 33% of these employees could be considered by the department head for a four-range increase. All salaried employees would receive a 25% increase under Addis’ motion. The motion excluded the county attorney’s office, which got a bump in wages based on the action by former County Attorney Stephen Jones before he left office, and the county Juvenile Justice Authority.
Source: Parsons Sun
