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Supervisors approve new pay formula tying future raises to judges’ salaries; board votes 3–1–1 to adopt changes
Summary
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3–1–1 to adopt a new compensation structure for elected officials and certain elected department heads, setting supervisors’ pay at 70% of a California superior court judge’s salary and adjusting attorney ranges to improve parity.
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3–1–1 Wednesday to adopt a new compensation structure for elected county officials and some elected department heads, setting a supervisor’s base pay at 70% of the California superior court judge salary and adjusting attorney ranges to improve parity.
Human Resources Director Christy Schmidt told the board the action is the final phase in a multi‑year review of management classifications and pay that began with an extensive market study and classification rewrite across appointed management. Schmidt said the county used a coastal‑county labor market (Marin, Monterey, Orange, San Luis Obispo, San Diego, Santa Cruz, Sonoma and Ventura) to…
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