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Council holds chief of staff pay increase; approves related title transfers for juvenile justice center
Summary
The county council’s committee held a proposed $26,000 pay increase for the Juvenile Justice Center chief of staff for one month for more information, while approving related payroll line-item transfers and title changes that do not increase previously approved salary totals.
The Budget Administration Committee on Tuesday held for one month a proposed pay increase that would raise the Juvenile Justice Center (JJC) chief of staff’s salary, while approving a separate ordinance that updates job titles and moves existing salaries into new line items.
The committee voted to hold the ordinance that would add $26,000 to the chief of staff line — a measure Councilman Joe Tanner moved to defer “so we can get more information” — after questions about whether the role’s duties and comparability to the former executive director position were sufficiently documented. The hold passed after an initial tie among committee members and a deciding vote by the committee chair.
The hold matters because council members said they want clearer documentation about the chief of staff’s added responsibilities, how…
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