WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Elected Sedgwick County officials must decide in the next three weeks whether to accept pay raises that are the result of a job classification and compensation study.

The Wichita Eagle reports several leaders, including at least two county commissioners, have said they will reject the raises as they have in the past.

Other officials, like the county clerk, treasurer and register of deeds, have indicated they will accept the pay hikes.

The study found that county salaries average 3.75 percent below market wages, but County Manager William Buchanan said the county can afford only an average 1.26 percent increase.

Buchanan asked the officials to make a decision by July 13.

Many are eligible for raises higher than 1.26 percent because they have shunned increases in the past.