County Commission Votes to Give Themselves a Pay Raise Then Hikes Tax Rate

Government employees get to decide what we do with our money. You should all be fired in my opinion, you've failed your public horrendously.

If the raise is not enough....go back and sell cars. The county don't need you or the rest of the commissioners. The state constitution needs to change, we need a county manager and commissioners that are paid like the city councilmen. The sad part is, no matter what they do they are unopposed.

County employees are obviously underpaid and unappreciated, but the poor citizenry is definitely overtaxed. What a crappy place to live.

I understand the need to raises because San Angelo is behind the times in pay including nurses. That being said I am a nurse and have been for 34 years. I have NEVER received a 5% raise much less a 10% raise. So don't think I have this great insurance as we are not offered any insurance. I am a LVN not an RN. Even RN's in San Angelo don't make the big bucks like they do in big cities unless they are contracted by a company. So far all the ones with the 10% raise I know you deserve it and maybe other places in San Angelo should follow right a long .

Elected Officials don't need the raises. For instance the County Clerk makes $75,000 a year to go in when she feels like it and brings her grandchildren to the office for her employees to babysit while trying to do their jobs. Her employees make just over $20,000. Now you tell me who needs the raise. You really need to stop and look at the annual salaries of all County Employees, included Elected Officials and you will see that the employees are who deserve the raises. They are the ones that keep the offices running while the elected officials are off playing at conventions or taking vacations.
It would really be nice if the Commissioners Court will do the right thing for once and put the raises where they need to go. Granted it would be a first because the County Clerk has gotten her wrists slapped for things that you or I would go to jail for but instead they hide it from the tax payers.

that the second 5% raise due in January for non-elected employees never materializes..... The 'study' will most likely be slanted to indicate a budgetary shortfall. Municipal and county promises to employees rarely materialize. At least they got the first 5%.
I am surprised at the lack of outrage over the tax hike........

Update.... Oddly, when I posted the above earlier today, there were no comments published on this article. Now I see the multiple posts from as early as yesterday afternoon expressing the outrage I was missing.

Unbelievable. Only a fool would not see what was sold to them. Tax cuts for weathly people and corporations leave a void that will have to be filled by......you guessed it, everyone else. That means local taxes go up to pay for jails, roads, schools as well as county AND municipal government. Abbot and the rest of the right wing royalty sold you ocean front property outside of Grape Creek. Don't whine, pay up.

And for the smart one that thinks anything about San Angelo Live is left leaning, my advice....get out more.