A second public hearing regarding the Yadkin County 2025 fiscal year budget is planned for Monday, June 24. At the June 13 public hearing 19 people spoke in favor of a significant pay increase for employees requested by the Yadkin County Sheriff's Office.
The proposed budget does include a 3.5 percent cost of living adjustment, effective July 1, 2024, and two percent performance increases effective January 1, 2025 for all employees.
The requested increase from the Sheriff's Office was for a 16 percent pay raise for all Sheriff's Office staff with the exception of five administrative positions for which an eight percent increase was requested.
The Sheriff's Office also requested funding in the budget for four School Resource Officers. County Manager Lisa Hughes said the Yadkinville Police Department would be hiring one of those SROs for Yadkinville Elementary. No additional SRO funding was included in the proposed budget, Hughes said. She also noted that it had not been requested by the school system.
Those speaking during the June 13 meeting indicated they were in favor of the pay increase even if it meant an increase in property taxes, said Hughes.
It light of the large number of people speaking in favor of pay increases for the Sheriff's Office, Hughes said the board decided to schedule a second public hearing to allow any additional comments to be heard. Hughes did say that all those speaking on behalf of the pay increase were Sheriff's Office staff or relatives.
The board will hear additional comments from the public regarding the 2025 budget on Monday, June 24 at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners Chambers of the Yadkin County Human Services Building, 217 East Willow Street. The board will hold a meeting Wednesday, June 26 in the same location to further discuss the budget and vote on its approval.
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