Dawson County commissioners are considering eight-percent across the board pay raises for employees, salary increases for nine elected officials and cutting the tax rate by three cents.The considerations aren’t set in stone. It will be several weeks before they finalize the proposed 2023-2024 budget amounting to over $9 million.Commissioners conducted a budget workshop Tuesday before going into their regular meeting.A reduction of the current 90cent per $100 valuation of the tax rate would reduce it to 87-cents per $100 valuation.Commissioners are looking into budgeting $200,000 for staff salaries. County commissioners are not getting a pay hike.“They will not take a ...