Briefs: June 29

ELECTEDS WILL GET C.O.L.A. HIKE

The county’s commission on salaries for elected officials has approved a cost of living increase which will go into effect at the start of next year. They will receive a 2.5 percent hike on present salaries, according to a report issued by County Auditor Eunice Coker.

The commission at its May 16 meeting determined the amount of the 2018 hike by utilizing the average C.O.L.A. for six county employee groups over the past several years and the costs measured by the Consumer Price Index, according to Coker’s report. Salaries of the six elected official positions we...