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Ware County approves locality pay for Superior Court judges, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
The Ware County Board of Commissioners approved locality pay for Superior Court judges retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026. Commissioners said the locality rate is lower than the supplement it replaces; Commissioner Burse cited state Bill HB 85 as a factor in equalizing judges' pay.
The Ware County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 12 approved locality pay for Superior Court judges retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026.
Commissioner Jon Tindall moved to approve the locality pay as requested by the Superior Court judges; Commissioner Timmy Lucas seconded. The board recorded the motion on a roll-call vote and the motion passed.
Commissioner Jon Tindall said the locality pay is lower than the supplement being paid and that implementing locality pay will reduce the overall budget. Commissioner Leonard Burse said the change is tied to HB 85, which he described as seeking to place judges’ pay on an equal scale. The motion recorded all commissioners present voting in favor.
The action implements the judges’ requested pay adjustment effective Jan. 1, 2026, and the board did not record additional conditions or implementation steps in the meeting minutes. No fiscal impact estimate beyond the managers’ brief explanation that the overall budget will decrease was provided in the transcript; budget details were not specified.
The commission proceeded to other agenda items after the vote.
