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Circuit Court urges pay-equality funding to preserve grant‑funded services
Summary
Circuit Court staff told the council committee that a $391,000 general-fund increase is needed to equalize pay for county-funded employees who perform the same work as grant-funded staff; staff warned losing county supplementation could force separation of 29 grant employees and jeopardize larger state grants.
Circuit Court leadership told the council budget committee that a modest county supplement is critical to preserving services supported by state grants and to maintaining pay equity between county‑funded and grant‑funded staff.
Judge Carla Smith and court administrators described cases in which problem-solving court staff, self-help attorneys and…
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