Commissioners approve county budget, ARPA funds

FARMINGTON – The Franklin County Commissioners approved a budget of $9 million during Tuesday’s meeting. Commissioner Bob Carlton voted against the commissioners’ original recommendations for funding on most department budgets. The recommendations between the commissioners’ recommendations and the budget committee recommendations differed when it came to salaries and cost of living adjustments, with the commissioners recommending three percent COLA increases for non-union employees and the budget committee recommending five percent. Carlton said that the increase to five percent would be ‘small potatoes’ compared to the overall budget and that the higher increase would likely help support employee retention and reduceRead More