Stipends, eight-percent pay raises and additional equipment were on the radar Tuesday morning as Dawson County commissioners reviewed over $200,000 in requests made by department heads for the next fiscal year.Commissioners held the special meeting to begin the months-long task on the 2024-2025 budget.Their next regular meeting is at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Their next budget session is June 25.“The price of everything is going up,” said Esmeralda Felan, auditor for Dawson and Gaines counties. “Prices keep going up.”County Judge Foy O’Brien advised commissioners to visit with the various county elected officials and administrators to learn more about their requests for ...