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Council approves judge's $200 monthly contract increase; finance director reports FY24 results
Summary
The council approved a contract addendum raising the municipal judge's monthly pay by $200 amid projected increased caseload; the finance director then presented an unaudited FY24 year-end report highlighting SDC timing, a $465,000 HUD grant delay and $20 million in city cash earning higher interest.
The Stayton City Council approved Resolution No. 1115, a contract addendum that increases the municipal judge's monthly amount by $200 (from $2,200 to $2,400) to account for increased caseload and case complexity linked to the city's decision to hear certain misdemeanors in municipal court.
Finance Director James Brand told the council the $200 increase was requested by the judge and that the fiscal impact for the current year is about $1,800, with a full-year impact of $2,400 next year. Brand…
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