Commissioners Want Employee Salary Study

The Overton County Budget Committee wants to see a salary study completed on county employee compensation. County Commissioners will consider a $2 raise for all county employees, the recommendation of the budget committee this week. Several Commissioners said the county could not afford more right now. Other Commissioners said they wanted to better understand how […]
Overton Budget Committee Approves $2 Raise

The Overton County Budget Committee approved a $2 across-the-board raise for county employees Tuesday night that will increase property taxes by 27.81 cents. Salary Committee Member Donna Savage said employees deserve a bigger increase, but the county just cannot afford the proposed $3 raise. Salary Committee Member Patrick McCurdy said he supported the original $3 […]









