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Board members vote 9-8 to grant annual 2 percent raises for the next four years to the county clerk, treasurer and sheriff. In advance of a proposed request to seek bids from firms to undertake a master plan for all county sheriff's office facilities, the board also spent more than 90 minutes Tuesday discussing the future of jail operations. URBANA — Champaign County Board members voted 9-8 Tuesday to grant annual 2 percent raises for the next four years to the county clerk, county treasurer and sheriff, beginning next December when new terms begin for each of the offices. The raises will cost the county approximately $23,000 over the next four years. read more