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Putnam legislators convert DA—s proposed stipend into $8,000 salary increase for on-call chief assistant
Summary
After debate about precedent and charter limits, the Personnel Committee agreed to raise a senior assistant in the District Attorney—s office by $8,000 in base pay for 2025 to compensate extensive on-call duties; members said the increase aims to retain experienced staff amid rising caseloads.
The Putnam County Personnel Committee on Oct. 15 approved an $8,000 base-pay increase for a senior assistant in the District Attorney—s office who is regularly on call for child-abuse, domestic-violence and homicide cases.
District Attorney representatives told the committee that the senior assistant handles high-demand duties — answering nighttime calls, assisting younger assistant district attorneys, and handling subpoenas, search warrants and other urgent tasks. The DA—s office had asked for a $10,000…
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