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Shelby County probate clerk proposes modest reclassifications and notes steady fee revenue to county general fund
Summary
Probate Court Clerk Eddie Jones described a modest FY26 request that includes position reclassifications, a new $36,000 contract cost and an estimated $49,306 in position-related adjustments; he said his office has exceeded revenue projections and will return surplus funds to the general fund.
Eddie Jones, Shelby County Probate Court clerk, told the Budget & Finance Committee on April 9 his office is making modest FY26 budget requests tied to position reclassifications and a new contract, and that the probate office has been a net revenue contributor to the county.
Jones said the office is largely self-funded by fees and has outperformed revenue projections since his administration began 2½ years ago. He said last year the office returned about $850,000 to the county general fund and expects to return approximately $500,000 this fiscal year. Jones identified three primary FY26 items: a new contract the office must pay (about $36,000), position-control adjustments (including a reclassification to align the CAO’s pay with other county CAOs), and a reclassification of an assistant from executive secretary to special assistant (from pay grade 46 to 53) with associated fringe; Jones cited a combined position-related cost of about $49,305.90 including fringe.
Jones said judges in the probate division asked him to present these items and that some funds previously sent to the county attorney’s office will be moved back to probate to cover division pay adjustments (Division I $5,000; Division II $10,000, as described in the presentation).
What’s next: Jones concluded the presentation saying the probate office hopes the commission will approve the modest adjustments; commissioners did not ask follow-up technical questions.
Ending: Jones emphasized the probate office’s fee-generating role and said expected surpluses will again contribute to the general fund.
