A 2 percent pay raise for Callaway County employees is likely to be included when the county's more than $7 million 2012 budget is approved later this week, Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann said Tuesday.
"We still have some fine-tuning remaining in the budget, but I believe the final budget will have a 2 percent pay increase for county employees," Jungermann said.
The commission decided to include enough money in the budget to grant all county employees a 2 percent pay hike and give department directors the option of deciding how to apportion the money.
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.