County salary agenda would cap elected-official COLA raises at 2.75%

The Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners posted a special public meeting agenda for November 4, 2026 whose only action item was Resolution #R-87-2026, to fix salaries of county elected officials under 16 P.S. § 11011-10.1. Minutes for that meeting aren't in the county's Agenda Center yet, so this brief covers what the agenda proposed, not how the board voted.

What the resolution would do. It would amend Resolution #R-16-1996 so annual salary increases are the lesser of the annual cost-of-living increase calculated from the percentage change in the CPI, or 2.75%.

• Effective January 1, 2028, for the Commissioners, Controller, Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills, Sheriff, and Treasurer.
• Effective January 1, 2030, for the Clerk of Courts, Coroner, and Prothonotary.

Public comment. The agenda included the Sunshine Act opportunity for residents and taxpayers to comment before official action. Future agendas and minutes are posted in the Agenda Center.