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Convenience‑center workers urge pay increases; commissioners say budget committee is reviewing countywide raises

2893994 · April 8, 2025

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Multiple convenience‑center employees and users urged White County commissioners to raise wages for workers at county convenience centers; commissioners said budget staff and the budget committee are aware and are examining county‑wide pay adjustments.

During the Solid Waste committee public‑comment period, several convenience‑center employees and regular workers asked commissioners to raise pay for convenience‑center staff, saying their current hourly rate has lagged behind the cost of living.

Tom Frazier introduced himself as a tenant at the Redcap Convenience Center and told commissioners the job is harder than it was 30 years ago and pay had not kept pace. "We're here to ask for help for their pay," Frazier said. Jerry Parker, who identified himself as an employee at the 84 County convenience center for eight years, said he started at the $7.25 minimum wage and now earns about $8.81 per hour; "I think we should be making about $12 an hour," Parker told commissioners.

Commissioners who sit on the county budget committee acknowledged the issue, saying the committee is reviewing pay across county departments and noted convenience‑center staff were being given attention. A budget committee member said the committee is "looking at pay raises across the board this year" and that the convenience‑center pay question has been elevated for review.

No formal pay action or motion was taken at the meeting; commissioners said any pay changes would be considered as part of the county’s regularly scheduled budget process.