Outgoing Commissioner's Employees Get Pay Raise

By Michael Cross, NewsRadio 1000 KTOK ~ The Oklahoma County Board of Commissioners votes to give employees in District Three raises of 6% across the board a month earlier than any other county workers. The employees work in the district where Commissioner Stan Inman is leaving in January after losing an election to former State Representative Ray Vaughn. Inman had to abstain from the vote during the regular meeting.

Commissioner Jim Roth said Inman's actions put him and Commissioner Brent Rinehart in a difficult position. "Brent and I have to vote in the affirmative to honor the disparity that might create, not just amongst our districts, but amongst the other 1600 employees that aren't getting 6% across the board raises," said Roth. Roth said he was reluctantly voting for the raises, "because I'm not going to penalize your 40 employees for your departure and our board's efforts, but I'm going to ask that the DA formalize their opinion for me."

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