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Chief public defender requests higher pay for legal staff, seeks retroactive change
Summary
Chief Public Defender Ryan Bower asked the council to raise two secretarial positions to $44,000 each and increase the office manager to $56,000, requesting the changes be applied retroactively to 2025 and included in the 2026 budget.
Chief Public Defender Ryan Bower told the council he wants to increase two secretarial salaries to $44,000 each and raise the office manager salary to $56,000 so the office can attract experienced candidates. Bower asked that the salaries be changed for 2025 as well as the 2026 budget.
Bower repeated his request at the Sept. 29 special meeting, asking the council to amend the legal secretaries to $43,000 and the office manager to $56,000 for 2026. The council recorded the requests for consideration during budget deliberations; no final action or vote on Bower’s requested salary levels is recorded in the meeting text.
