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Budget
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the supervisors consider giving five county employees two percent raises if the state gives raises to state employees in December. Mr. McCarthy said this would add about $1,100 to the budget.
Jackson District representative Ellis Bingham agreed to consider such a raise if state employees get raises. “It’s a small amount to pay as a vote of confidence,” he said.
The budget is not balanced. It depends on drawing down the general fund surplus to cover expenses.
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