The Carroll County legislative delegation’s executive committee voted on April 3 to dramatically increase many administrative salaries beginning in 2027, after the next election. Under the new pay scale, the county attorney will earn $135,000, the sheriff $133,000 and the register of deeds $131,000 — increases ranging from about 19 percent to roughly 60 percent depending on the position. Those salaries, for example, are significantly higher than in Belknap County, which has similar demographics and economy to Carroll County. Its registry of deeds earns $75,257.

This week's Tele-Talk question is: Do you think the new raises for elected county officials are excessive?

Tags

(0) comments

Welcome to the discussion.

Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.

Post a comment
Stop watching this discussion.