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Commissioners authorize hiring step and leave bank for deputy prosecuting attorney
Summary
The Walla Walla County Board authorized the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to offer a DPA2 candidate a step-C hire and approved a one-week leave bank incentive. Commissioners also directed a compensation study for the Court Commissioner stipend.
The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners approved human-resources actions on Dec. 8, 2025, authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to offer a DPA2 candidate a Step C salary (above Step B) and approving a leave bank incentive for the new hire.
Josh Griffith, the county human-resources director, told the board the candidate has 10 years of legal experience and that providing a pre-banked 35-hour leave bank (equivalent to one week) is a recurring county practice used to attract experienced candidates; the bank would be subject to a six-month probation restriction and a repayment provision if the new hire left during probation.
Commissioner Clayton moved and Commissioner Kimball seconded the hire authorization; the board voted 3–0 to approve the motion. The board also approved the leave-bank authorization by unanimous vote.
Separately, Superior Court judges asked the county to consider raising the Court Commissioner's stipend. Griffith said a Human Resources Compensation Committee (HRCC) study would provide comparable data; the commissioners directed Griffith to run the HRCC wage study and notify the judges, noting the courthouse had proposed a $4,000 budget increase but that a study could inform a multiyear plan if the gap is larger.
