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Judge Talley asks council to reclassify court staff and approve roughly $474,000 in pay changes

Northampton County Council (Personnel & Finance Committees) · November 20, 2025
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Summary

President Judge Talley asked the committees to move a personnel request that migrates court employees to the career services pay scale (retroactive to Jan. 2020) and advances step or grade increases for several classifications; total recurring cost is $473,942 and staff said the 2026 budget includes mitigation through projected vacancy savings.

President Judge Talley presented a multi-part personnel request seeking to correct pay‑scale placement and advance pay steps for several court classifications. He said many employees were left on a court professionals pay scale after a bargaining unit disbanded in 2019 and should have been placed on the career services pay scale beginning with the first pay period of January 2020. The request includes both retroactive reclassifications and competitive step increases.

The classes and proposed changes cited by the judge included: 11 conference officer I positions…

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