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Council approves clerk’s office midpoint raises, agrees not to hire magistrate staff pending 2026 budget review
Summary
After a multi‑year pay study and extended discussion, the Vigo County Council voted unanimously to move clerk’s office positions to midpoint pay levels and to delay hiring staff for the newly authorized magistrate court until the 2026 budget review; the council also approved related appropriations.
The Vigo County Council approved a set of pay adjustments for the county clerk’s office and agreed that the clerk’s office will not hire additional staff for a newly authorized magistrate court until the 2026 budget review.
Elizabeth Stuyvesant, chief deputy clerk for the Vigo County Clerk’s Office, told the council the Baker Tilly compensation study supported midpoint increases for several clerk positions. Stuyvesant said the office’s requested midpoints include $24.28 per hour for deputy clerks, $27.54 for assistant supervisors and $29.33 for supervisors (figures presented on the clerk’s handout). "All we wanted was $20 an hour," Stuyvesant said, describing the office’s earlier effort to raise base pay to reduce turnover.
Councilman Randy Gentry moved to adopt the clerk‑office midpoint adjustments as printed in the council packet (page 14), to direct the clerk’s office not to hire additional staff for the new magistrate court and to freeze the clerk’s pay at the agreed midpoint until the budget committee reviews county compensation in 2026 (effective for budget planning in 2027). Councilman Steve Ellis seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (7‑0).
Stuyvesant also answered council questions about invested bond proceeds and the historic context for the clerk’s pay request. She described a multi‑year process that began with requests for hourly increases and led to the Baker Tilly study; she said the office sought the midpoint figures to improve retention and reflect workplace duties.
The council approved the associated appropriation to fund the midpoint increases by unanimous roll call later in the meeting. Council members said they intend to review county‑wide compensation policy during the upcoming budget committee schedule.
What this means: Clerk’s office employees will receive the approved midpoint pay levels under the amended salary ordinance; the clerk’s office will not hire additional magistrate staff until the budget committee considers county compensation in 2026.
