Molly (District Court Administrator) asked commissioners to reclassify the district court supervisor to a higher salary grade, saying the supervisor already handles lead duties, accounting and courtroom scheduling and will take on substantial additional training and oversight during the county’s transition to the state case management system.

"I am asking to reclassify, change the pay grade for our district court supervisor," Molly said. She described the supervisor as the office’s frontline manager who "handles our jury pools" and schedules interpreters; the office handles about 86% of the county’s court interpreting needs, the presenter said. Molly warned the learning curve for the incoming state case-management system will increase workload and that, without reclassification or added time, the office will rely on more overtime.

Jessica Warren, human resources, said the change could affect exempt/overtime eligibility depending on the federal minimum-wage threshold; she noted classification and salary-grade adjustments are subject to HR calculations and relevant bargaining-unit rules. Commissioners asked whether duties could be redistributed; Molly said the supervisor will shoulder the bulk of the initial training and that other staff may later absorb parts of the workload once the new system is stable.

Finance director Kathy Funk Baxter noted the county’s overall budget pressure; at the workshop opening she observed an approximate $3,000,000 shortfall in achieving a financially compliant budget. Commissioners asked for further details from HR on exempt status, overtime impact and whether the reclassification would change the supervisor from hourly to salaried exempt.