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Commission reviews Superior Court judgeslocality-pay request and staff reallocation
Summary
County staff briefed the board on a proposal to amend FY2026 budgets to provide half-year locality pay for Superior Court judges and reallocate remaining budgeted funds to judicial staff; commissioners sought clarification on budget impacts, benefit costs and next steps for formal approval.
County staff presented a recommendation at the Aug. 13 work session to amend the FY2026 budget to provide locality pay tied to a recent state salary increase for Superior Court judges, and to reallocate remaining county funds to court staff.
Darren King, county administrator, explained the judges had opted into a state salary increase that limited any supplemental county locality pay to 10%. King said the county could provide a half‑year locality supplement of $10,053 for each of four judges for the remainder of FY2026 while reallocating other budgeted funds to…
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