Employees receive 50 cents per hour
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission passed its fiscal year 2024-25 budget Monday that shows $39.3 million in revenue and $38.6 million in expenses which included an across-the-board 50 cents per hour raise for all employees.
The largest part of the budget was the General Fund which shows revenues and expenses of $16 million.
Commission chairman Raymond Wiggins said the employee pay raise averages out to about 2.5 percent with some employees on the lower end of the pay scale receiving a larger percent. But he noted everyone pays the same for a loaf of bread.
In addition to the pay raise, Wigg...