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Commissioners sign off on recommended pay increases for attorney offices and set budget adoption timeline
Summary
Budget staff recommended 5% pay increases for county attorneys and DA staff and added a few positions; commissioners also confirmed the process and calendar for public notices and the Sept. 16 budget adoption date.
Budget staff told commissioners the recommended personnel changes included a 5% pay increase for county attorneys and district attorneys and the addition of a secretary for the district attorney’s office and a part-time position for the county attorney.
Speaker 5 told the court the same 5% adjustment applied across attorney offices and pointed to tabbed pages where recommended HR increases are listed; staff said two human-resources positions received recommended salary adjustments tied to classification and reclassification work. Commissioners discussed the limits of the county’s classification system: Speaker 1 warned that sharply raising the bottom pay band would, by design, also push up top-of-scale wages, and the court acknowledged trade-offs between improving entry-level wages and budget constraints.
On process and timing, court staff outlined required public notice steps and remaining calendar items: a short legal notice about the tax rate will be posted, a hospital-district workshop still needs scheduling, and the court aims to adopt the budget and tax rate on Sept. 16. Staff will prepare the final book and required notices before the adoption date.
