Commissioners raise more salaries

A round of salary increases within the Sweetwater County government was capped by four increases aimed at four chief deputies at the county offices.

Tuesday, the Sweetwater County Commissioners voted to give those chief deputies a 33 percent wage increase to keep them on par with wage increases approved for elected officials earlier this year. The raise boosts the salaries for chief deputies in the county treasurer’s office, county clerk’s office, the clerk of district court’s office and the county assessor’s office. The raises go into effect Jan. 1 and bring their salaries up to $85,000 a yea...