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County attorney asks board to approve $1-per-hour raise for long-serving deputy
Summary
Chickasaw County attorney requested a $1-per-hour increase (about 3.59%) for his deputy of nearly 10 years, citing expanded paralegal and docket-management duties; estimated county cost roughly $2,130 annually and staff discussed whether to make the change now or during the budget session.
County Attorney David Langer briefed the board that his deputy (identified in remarks as Michelle) has been with the office nearly 10 years and now performs secretarial, administrative and paralegal duties. Langer asked the board to approve a $1-per-hour raise, which he calculated as about a 3.59% wage increase and estimated would cost the county about $2,130 annually in additional wages and benefits.
Langer said efficiencies and technology in the office have permitted the deputy to assume more responsibilities, including drafting documents and managing the magistrate docket. He compared her pay to other deputy/second-deputy positions in county offices and argued the proposed increase would make her compensation more commensurate with similar roles.
Supervisors asked whether she had time for added duties, whether the payment required a budget amendment or could come from existing line-item balances, and how the county would budget associated fringe costs. Some supervisors suggested waiting to consider the raise during the budget work session; others said they would be comfortable approving it now if it could be absorbed within current budget lines.
No formal vote to set the raise amount was recorded in the transcript at this meeting; the attorney said he would bring further details to the budget session if the board preferred.
