Missoula County adopts 4% cost-of-living increase for elected officials for 2027

Missoula County commissioners approved a resolution establishing elected-official pay for fiscal year 2027 that reflects a 4% cost-of-living increase recommended by the county compensation board.

County staff told the board the compensation board met earlier and recommended a 4% increase for elected officials for FY2027; the resolution before the commissioners implemented that recommendation. "The compensation board met a couple of months ago ... and recommended to the board of county commissioners a 4% cost of living increase for elected officials for fiscal year 2027," the meeting presenter said.

A commissioner moved to approve the resolution, there was no public comment recorded, and the board voted in favor. The resolution implements the recommended pay adjustment; staff did not provide a breakdown of how the increase will affect individual offices or the county payroll in the provided transcript.