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Barry County approves multiple pay-scale reclassifications after officials cite recruitment struggles
Summary
The Barry County Board of Commissioners approved several job reclassifications Tuesday, moving assistant and senior assistant public defender and prosecutor positions and a trial court staff attorney up pay grades after officials described difficulty recruiting and retaining attorneys.
The Barry County Board of Commissioners on March 11 approved a package of job reclassifications for public-safety and court positions, citing long recruitment gaps and competition from neighboring counties.
County commissioners voted to reclassify the assistant public defender from grade 11 to grade 12 and the senior assistant public defender from grade 13 to grade 14 on the BCCEA pay scale. The board also approved the same pattern of reclassifications for assistant prosecutor and senior assistant prosecutor positions, and a reclassification for a trial court staff attorney from grade 12 to grade 14.
Why it matters: Prosecutors, the public defender and court staff told commissioners the county is losing candidates to nearby counties that pay more for entry-level attorneys, leaving long vacancies and reliance on costly contract…
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