Herald-Times Reports Owen County Employees to See 1.5% Raise; Monroe County Still has $780,000 to Cut

From the Bloomington Herald-Times:

During budget hearings last week, members of the Owen County Council approved a small cost-of-living raise for county employees.

Increasing salaries by 1.5 percent will cost the county almost $170,000 in additional wages.

http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/news/local/owen-county-workers-to-get-small-raises/article_65e26c98-1cf2-11e3-8813-0019bb30f31a.html

Three jobs and about $200,000 were cut during the first week of budget hearings for the Monroe County Council. But with nearly $780,000 still left to cut for a balanced budget, there is still a long way to go.

The council started the week with a goal of reducing the budget by about $1 million by the end of hearings.

http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/news/local/more-tough-choices-ahead-in-county-budget-hearings/article_ec73c9a2-6502-54d3-9e27-0476b90bcdb1.html