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Coroner asks to convert office to full time; commissioners discuss budget, deputies' pay and process
Summary
Coroner Parish asked the Butte–Silver Bow Council to raise the coroner salary and convert the office to a full-time position starting July 1, 2026; commissioners supported the idea but raised process, budget timing and election questions and noted deputies receive low on-call pay.
Coroner Parish told the Butte–Silver Bow Council on March 18 that the workload and legal responsibilities of the coroner’s office now warrant a full-time, salaried position and asked the council to raise the office salary beginning with the next fiscal year.
Parish outlined the hours devoted to the office, said the part-time arrangement is exhausting and compared the office to similar jurisdictions that pay coroners full time. He asked the county to treat the position as a…
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