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Clearfield County salary board approves $2,500 bonus for most court staff, $500 for part‑time MDJ employees
Summary
The Clearfield County Salary Board approved year‑end bonuses for court administration and magisterial district judge office staff to be paid from a court administration fund derived from criminal case costs. Bonuses will be paid in two installments in December.
The Clearfield County Salary Board voted to approve one‑time bonuses for court employees, setting most bonuses at $2,500 and $500 for part‑time magisterial district judge (MDJ) employees.
Board members approved the minutes from the Aug. 12, 2025 salary board meeting before taking up the bonus request submitted in a Sept. 3, 2025 letter from Judge Ammerman and Judge Cherry. The board voted to pay the bonuses from the court administration facilities and employee hiring and retention fund, a restricted fund composed of costs collected through criminal cases, rather than from general taxpayer revenues.
The request originally included an exception that set a larger, $5,000 bonus for the president judge’s judicial secretary. During discussion, several board members objected to the disparity and said they expected a uniform $2,500 award. After debate, a board member amended the motion so that the approved amounts would be $2,500 for eligible court employees and $500 for part‑time MDJ employees. The amendment passed.
The board directed that bonuses be paid in two installments: 50% on the payroll immediately following board approval and 50% on the second payroll in December. The board noted the payments will be charged to the court administration facilities and employee hiring and retention fund, which the minutes record as “costs paid through criminal cases.” One board member said that no federal, state or local taxpayer funds would be used for the bonuses.
Members of the salary board debated the fairness of the initial proposal and whether the larger award for the president judge’s secretary was appropriate; one member said the secretary was retiring and had provided long service, while others pressed for equal treatment. Ultimately the board adopted the amended, uniform $2,500 level for eligible staff and $500 for part‑time MDJ employees.
The salary board adjourned after approving the motions.
