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County attorney urges pay increases for legal staff, sets hiring timeline
Summary
County Attorney Carl Thompson presented salary comparables and asked the Board to raise pay for his office's legal staff and county attorney line to attract candidates; he proposed a timeline to advertise and fill the county attorney post and requested the board add a short-term employment authorization to the agenda.
Page County Attorney Carl Thompson presented a budget request and a comparability review to the Board of Supervisors, asking for higher pay for his office staff and the county attorney position to improve recruitment and reduce turnover.
Thompson said the office is understaffed relative to workload and that pay for his two long-serving support staff is lower than comparable county positions. He asked the board for a 10% raise for Kim (head of office support) and a 15% raise for Stephanie (legal secretary), which Thompson said…
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