The Boone County finance committee approved three resolutions July 17 implementing cost‑of‑living adjustments (COLA) effective July 1 for the state’s attorney, public defender and sheriff, consistent with applicable state statutes and pay formulas.

Miss Tobin explained the salary changes are governed by state law and reflected the statutory indexing used to calculate pay. "These salaries are set by state statute," Tobin said, adding that the county’s fiscal exposure differs by office; for example, she told the committee the county is responsible for roughly $21,000 of the state’s attorney increase while the state covers the remainder.

The committee adopted Resolution 25‑23 adjusting the state’s attorney salary, Resolution 25‑24 adjusting the public defender salary (which is calculated as a percentage of the state’s attorney salary), and Resolution 25‑25 adjusting the sheriff salary (set at 80% of the state’s attorney salary under statute). Each resolution passed on voice vote with no recorded opposing votes noted during the meeting.

Staff provided a memo showing the county share of each adjustment and said the statutory framework determines how much of the cost is borne by the state and how much by the county. The board’s action was a procedural step to implement statutory salary changes effective July 1.