Pay raises ranging from $300 to $700 per employee are likely to be granted to Callaway County employees next year, Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann said Wednesday.
The county's anticipated 2013 general revenue is estimated at $7,436,425. It plans to spend $7,583,315 next year. To balance the budget, the county will use $146,890 from its reserve fund.
Jungermann said the county will budget an average pay hike of about $500 for each county employee but supervisors of each county office or department will apportion the pay raises based on merit.
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.