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Voters participating in the April 4 municipal election will be asked to decide if Jefferson City and Cole County should tax the sale of recreational marijuana.
Five Cole County officials gathered at the courthouse Friday morning to be sworn into their offices. The Division I courtroom on the third floor of the historic building was full of friends, family and colleagues supporting the elected officials.
The second day of hearings for the 2023 Cole County budget ended Wednesday in an argument between Assessor Chris Estes and Western District Commissioner Harry Otto.
The fairness of salary increases for county employees and the creation of new positions were the only real points of contention at Tuesday's Cole County commission meeting.
A third plea for salary increases due to "a staffing crisis" and wage-compression issues has come before the County Commission.