Swiftly and without discussion, four of five Madera County supervisors approved a roughly $2,500 salary increase for themselves at their regular meeting Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
The three percent raise will take effect Feb. 2, 2019. Afterwards, supervisors will earn about $82,500 to $86,500 annually, plus another $6,000 a year for the 2019 chairman of the board.<\/p>\n
Supervisor Robert Poythress of District 3 dissented from the majority, and one of his constituents provided a lone voice of opposition during time set aside for public comment at the meeting.<\/p>\n
Madera resident Michelle Garcia said the board should be satisfied with getting only pay adjustments whenever superior court judges do so, instead of seeking additional boosts.<\/p>\n
Currently, county supervisor salaries are defined as a percentage of judges salaries, which are set by the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe you gentlemen have become too comfortable in your positions,\u201d she said. \u201cYou\u2019ve been here a long time and I believe that you\u2019re the reason why we need term limits. You guys, there\u2019s other things that we can do with that (money).\u201d<\/p>\n
The pay increase will cost the county about $12,500 a year.<\/p>\n
Garcia also felt the board should \u2014 \u201clike other counties\u201d \u2014 employ fewer chiefs of staff to assist the supervisors. \u201cThat would save this county a lot of money if we did that.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2017, district chiefs of staff each earned between $61,500 to $71,500 a year, according to www.transparentcalifornia.com.<\/p>\n
The board offered no response to her comments.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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