More raises are ahead for Nevada County employees. The Board of Supervisors has approved salary hikes for the next three years for 40 deputies, 21 department heads, and 6 elected officials. Human Resources Director Charlie Wilson says it’s 3-percent for the next 2 fiscal years and 2-percent for the third year. He says the adjustments are not based on the consumer price index, but on what similar counties are paying…

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As a result, Wilson says he hasn’t noticed a lot of Nevada County employees leaving for other jobs in the state…

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Wilson says the county has budgeted 554-thousand dollars for the next fiscal year to cover the raises. He says that’s a much better amount, compared to the lean financial times during the recession.