By Savannah Eller | The Gazette
Last week the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners approved a requested $50,000 raise for newly reelected Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen.
Allen is the only county elected official whose salary is set by commissioners and not state statute. The raise came recommended by the county budget office, which presented commissioners with a high and low end of cost-of-living increases based on a consumer price index and market data.
Allen’s salary will factor into the District Attorney’s Office’s 2025 budget and cannot be changed for the rest of his four-year term.