Finance committee hears 3% wage-request for grant-funded victim witness coordinator; motion to deny called and roll‑call taken

Chair opened discussion of a request from Mike Quinlan for a 3% pay increase for two positions: the victim witness coordinator (paid through a grant) and a chief deputy. The chair said Quinlan raised the request earlier and asked the committee to consider whether the county should provide the increase.

Donna, a committee member, said raises outside an approved budget are not typical and argued grant‑funded wages should be set by the grant holder. "I can't support giving a raise from the county out of an automation fund," she said, calling it "messy" and noting a precedent against using automation funds for compensation. Committee members also pointed out one of the employees was hired in March and had not completed a full year, which earlier budget discussions had already considered.

A motion "to deny the request" was made and seconded. The chair proceeded with a roll‑call vote. The transcript records a single affirmative response and many negative responses. The record does not contain an explicit announcement of the motion's final disposition immediately after the roll call; the committee moved on to department head reports. The transcript therefore does not conclusively show any formal approval of the requested increases or a subsequent approval motion.

What happens next: the wage request and the committee's final official record should be checked in the minutes or the county's published roll call to confirm whether the request was formally approved, denied, or otherwise left without action.