1/17/19

The Schuylkill County commissioners said Wednesday that they will freeze their salaries, and those of the row officers, from 2020 to 2024 during their next terms. 

According to the Republican Herald, Commissioner Chairman George Halcovage Jr. said the County Code allows the commissioners to set salaries for future boards and elected officials, although the actual people who receive them can be the same. 

The measure will help when it comes to setting a county spending plan according to zero-based budgeting, which involves starting a year’s spending at nothing and making every agency justify every dollar it wants.