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Public Defender asks for staff raises; council approves 2025 adjustments and agrees for 2026

Washington County Council · October 1, 2025
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Summary

Chief Public Defender Ryan Bower requested salary increases for a paralegal/office manager and two legal secretaries; council approved the 2025 adjustments and recorded consensus to include the same figures in the 2026 budget.

Chief Public Defender Ryan Bower asked the Washington County Council to adjust salaries for three positions. He requested the Paralegal/Office Manager position be set at $56,000 and each of the two legal secretaries be set at $43,000 for 2025. Councilmember Brad Gilbert moved to approve the request, Councilmember Todd Armstrong seconded, and the motion passed.

Later during budget discussion the council recorded a consensus to adjust the Public Defender budget for 2026 to reflect those same salary figures. The adjustments were included as part of the adopted 2026 county budget and 2026 salary ordinance.

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