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Council raises court reporter pay after Judge Medlock requests ordinance amendment
Summary
Judge Larry Medlock asked the council to amend the salary ordinance to pay a newly hired court reporter at a rate comparable to peers; the council approved an hourly increase from $24.027 to $24.767.
Judge Larry Medlock appeared before the Washington County Council on May 4 to request a salary-ordinance amendment after hiring an experienced court reporter. The council approved raising the reporter’s hourly wage from $24.027 to $24.767 in a motion by Councilmember Karen Wischmeier, seconded by Councilmember Preston Shell.
Medlock told the council the new hire has prior experience and asked that the pay be comparable to other court reporters. The council discussed the requested adjustment and voted to amend the salary ordinance to reflect the higher hourly rate.
The motion passed and the minutes record the approval; the meeting transcript does not record a roll-call tally for the vote. The change applies to the newly hired court reporter’s hourly rate as noted by the judge during the meeting.
