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Douglas County approves juvenile court bailiffs' pay increase, ties start date to district court
Summary
The county board approved raising separate juvenile court bailiffs to $41.53/hour (12 positions), estimating $15,724.80 annually for the county; the board amended the resolution so the pay takes effect the same day the district court implements its bailiff compensation, and asked HR to work on longer-term step-plan parity.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners on March 24 approved a pay increase for bailiffs in the Separate Juvenile Court, moving the first step to $41.53 per hour for 12 employees.
Presiding Judge Chad Brown asked the board to mirror recently adopted district court compensation. Court administrator Raymond Curtis told commissioners the raise would cost about $15,724.80 annually for all 12 bailiffs and about $5,236.36 for the remaining four months of the current fiscal year; he said the juvenile court is currently operating approximately $400,000 under its operating budget. "This is not a step plan;…
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