Council approves updated pay ranges for appointed deputy officials with clerical amendment

The council approved Ordinance 2025-37, which updates pay ranges for appointed and deputy county officials following a market-comparison review performed for the county. Staff said the compensation committee conducts an annual market study and that two years of unapproved market adjustments had created larger increases in a small number of pay ranges (for example, a larger percentage change for the chief deputy auditor). Council moved and approved the ordinance with an amendment to correct the chief civil deputy attorney minimum from a clerical error to the corrected minimum cited in the staff update.

Staff emphasized that the council’s action approved pay ranges only and did not automatically award individual employees salary increases—any market adjustments or personnel pay decisions will proceed under established personnel processes.

Council passed the amended ordinance by voice vote.