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Salary survey released as Baker negotiates with PBC
The Florida Association of Counties has released its annual survey of county administrator pay – just in time for the negotiations between Palm Beach County and its incoming county administrator,...
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Budget plan spends additional revenue, keeps taxes flat
A rebounding economy in Palm Beach County has contributed to a rise in property values. And, with property taxes pegged to them, a rise in values means more tax revenue for the county. That presented...
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Blacks, Hispanics under-represented among best paid in PBC
Black and Hispanic employees are under-represented among Palm Beach County’s highest-paid employees, an analysis by The Palm Beach Post has found. Black residents account for 17 percent of Palm Beach...
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County to hold workshop to discuss budget
Weisman Palm Beach County commissioners will have their first discussions tonight on County Administrator Bob Weisman’s proposed budget, which brings in – and spends – $57.5 million more in additional...
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County suffers second sudden death of long-time staffer
For the second time in less than two weeks, a much-respected, long-time staff member of Palm Beach County government has died. Jim Mize, chief assistant county attorney, died Tuesday night of medical...
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Baker could get $35K raise as county administrator
Incoming Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia Baker would get a $35,000 per year raise if commissioners approve the two-year contract she has hammered out with the county. Baker, who earns $222,000...
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Vana told PBC can’t easily terminate DJJ lease
Vana Palm Beach County Mayor Shelley Vana had had enough. After a teen at the Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility was hospitalized with a broken jaw last month – the latest in a string of...
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Commissioners vote to keep tax rates steady
If you own a house with a homestead exemption in Palm Beach County, chances are pretty good your tax bill next year won’t be much bigger than the one you paid this year. That’s because Palm Beach...
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Consultant could be asked to identify county needs
Shelley Vana Palm Beach County Mayor Shelley Vana directed county staff to look into the possibility of identifying outside groups that could spell out and put a price tag on the county’s most pressing...
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County expects repairs at Belle Glade apartment complex
We’re watching you. That’s the message Palm Beach County delivered Wednesday to Ytech International, the Miami-based real estate investment and development company that owns Grand Lake Apartments in...
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