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Court administrator seeks adjustments to judicial and clerk salaries, flags grant reimbursements and equipment needs
Summary
At a Dearborn Heights budget hearing, court staff detailed proposed changes to judge and deputy clerk pay set by the state, outlined anticipated MIDC grant reimbursements for indigent defense, and sought flexibility to use court fee revenue for urgent equipment and building repairs.
Budget presenters for Dearborn Heights’ court told the council that several line items on the court’s budget need corrections before final adoption, starting with a state-set judges’ salary and step increases for deputy court clerks.
The court administrator said the judges’ salary line (account 101130703) must be reduced to $91,448 to match the state-set amount. The administrator also described a payroll adjustment for deputy court clerks: three clerks were approaching a two‑year step increase but one clerk left and was replaced at the entry salary, so the revised salaries total $882,970 (down from an earlier request of roughly $887,557). The administrator said an additional $31,004 had been calculated for longevity, sick payout and vacation…
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