Hill County Compensation Board talks raises, tax inceases

Hill County Compensation Board passed a recommendation Thursday to offer Hill County elected officials a five percent cost of living pay increase and the board also set up future meetings to consider raising base pay as well.

The board had been discussing a potential change to the pay matrix of the county that would include yearly wages increased compressed into a shorter amount of time, which Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said will help attract more people to the county.

Other members of the board, as well as county officials not on the board, criticized the plan, saying it didn�...