Dawson County commissioners said “no” to some pay hikes and stipend requests, but are considering five-percent across the board pay raises for the county’s 120 employees.They spent two hours during a budget workshop session working on the 2024-2025 budget Wednesday afternoon. They faced a Thursday deadline to get the draft of the $10 million budget filed in the county clerk’s office as required by law.They can still change the numbers. They scheduled another workshop on the proposed tax rate and budget Aug. 20.“We don’t have to decide on anything today,” said County Judge Foy O’Brien. “It’s not in stone, but ...