Commissioners hold budget meetings

DAVENPORT – A long day of budget hearings took place at the Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting Monday, Nov. 1 as commissioners Scott Hutsell, Rob Coffman and Mark Stedman were tasked with meeting with several department heads as they work to pull together a tight 2022 budget with raises due or proposed for several county employees.

According to the 2022 requested budgets listed in the county’s 2022 preliminary budget report, eight county employees would receive a base salary over $100,000, which doesn’t include benefits such as medical and retirement.

The highest paid county employees, incl...