Comments on: Tulare County Supes Approve Their Own Raise https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/09/21/tulare-county-supes-approve-raise/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:43:55 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Thinker https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/09/21/tulare-county-supes-approve-raise/#comment-6499 Thinker Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:12:51 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=21351#comment-6499 She won't. The only reason she ran was to feather her own nest. Nothing will change. She won’t. The only reason she ran was to feather her own nest. Nothing will change.

]]> By: James https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/09/21/tulare-county-supes-approve-raise/#comment-6469 James Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:23:26 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=21351#comment-6469 SEIU , which is most county employees, got a 1% cost of living increase, and the insurance went up 8-11%. Doesn't pay well to not be upper management in Tulare County. Hopefully Amy S. Will help create a culture that rewards the hard working employees in this county. When the county does salary surveys for employees they dont compare our salaries to counties that pay more, just to counties that pay within 5%, and there no salary adjustment. Yet, the board gets to include Merced and Kings who on average pay their employees more, sure way to get an increase for the board. Open your eyes people. SEIU , which is most county employees, got a 1% cost of living increase, and the insurance went up 8-11%. Doesn’t pay well to not be upper management in Tulare County. Hopefully Amy S. Will help create a culture that rewards the hard working employees in this county. When the county does salary surveys for employees they dont compare our salaries to counties that pay more, just to counties that pay within 5%, and there no salary adjustment. Yet, the board gets to include Merced and Kings who on average pay their employees more, sure way to get an increase for the board. Open your eyes people.

]]> By: LCOBRA https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/09/21/tulare-county-supes-approve-raise/#comment-6449 LCOBRA Sun, 02 Oct 2016 05:18:29 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=21351#comment-6449 It's very interesting our conservative elected officials have a need for cost of living raises every single year but will not hesitate to vote down and dissent raises to the minimum wage. I work for the county and nobody I know received anything near a six percent increase. If they're going to compare neighboring county wages I would like to see them do the same for the low level employees. It’s very interesting our conservative elected officials have a need for cost of living raises every single year but will not hesitate to vote down and dissent raises to the minimum wage.

I work for the county and nobody I know received anything near a six percent increase. If they’re going to compare neighboring county wages I would like to see them do the same for the low level employees.

]]> By: Dave McElroy https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/09/21/tulare-county-supes-approve-raise/#comment-6210 Dave McElroy Wed, 21 Sep 2016 19:59:41 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=21351#comment-6210 This is the one and only reason that Amy Shucklian ran for office. As a former county employee and a tax payer, I am livid! I have gotten no5thing but grief from this county. If I had the money, I'd leave tomorrow. This is the one and only reason that Amy Shucklian ran for office. As a former county employee and a tax payer, I am livid! I have gotten no5thing but grief from this county. If I had the money, I’d leave tomorrow.

]]> By: icanread https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/09/21/tulare-county-supes-approve-raise/#comment-6209 icanread Wed, 21 Sep 2016 19:08:17 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=21351#comment-6209 Rhonda Sjostrom, head of Human Resources, reported that county employees received an average of a 6% raise for this fiscal year. This must have been a typo, right it was 1%. Rhonda Sjostrom, head of Human Resources, reported that county employees received an average of a 6% raise for this fiscal year.

This must have been a typo, right it was 1%.

]]> By: Speakmymind https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/09/21/tulare-county-supes-approve-raise/#comment-6208 Speakmymind Wed, 21 Sep 2016 16:55:57 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=21351#comment-6208 Glad they make enough to pay for family benefits. It sucks that average county worker can barely afford individual coverage. Glad they make enough to pay for family benefits. It sucks that average county worker can barely afford individual coverage.

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