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Committee advances pay bills for county offices; Recorder of Deeds amendment adopted
Summary
The Budget & Public Employees Committee gave due‑pass recommendations to a set of county office pay bills (Board Bills 174–180). Most bills proposed a 3% across‑the‑board increase for county office staff; Board Bill 174 (Recorder of Deeds) was amended to change the effective date to the first pay period after mayoral approval.
The Budget & Public Employees Committee on Feb. 12 forwarded a package of county office pay bills (Board Bills 174–180) with due‑pass recommendations. Most county offices requested a 3% across‑the‑board adjustment for staff; the committee considered presentations and fiscal notes from each office and adopted an amendment to Board Bill 174 (Recorder of Deeds) changing the effective date to "the start of the first pay period following approval by the mayor."
Board Bill 174 (Recorder of Deeds): Recorder Michael Butler appeared and asked support for a 3% increase for his roughly 40 staff. The committee adopted Amendment No. 1, which replaces an explicit date with language making the pay change effective at the start of the first pay period after mayoral approval. The…
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