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Wayne County sets public hearing on local law adjusting county officer salaries; list of proposed salaries published
Summary
The Board set a Jan. 20 public hearing on a proposed local law that lists new 2026 annual salaries for county officers, including County Administrator $156,837 and Public Defender $158,043; the local law was filed for permissive referendum.
The Wayne County Board on Jan. 5 adopted Resolution 04-26 to set a public hearing on Jan. 20, 2026 at 9:05 a.m. on a proposed local law providing changes in salaries of certain county officers. The Board presented the text of Local Law No. 1 (2026), which lists specific annual salary amounts to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
Highlighted salary figures in the proposed local law include: County Administrator $156,837; County Attorney $151,408; Public Defender $158,043; Commissioner of Social Services $120,701; Human Resource Director $119,440; County Auditor $87,915; Director of Real Property Tax Services $103,708; Election Commissioner $73,254; Sheriff $151,138; County Treasurer $110,178; County Clerk $110,178; Superintendent of Public Works $144,155; and a Fire Coordinator (part-time) $34,589. The local law provides for lump-sum payments where applicable and is subject to permissive referendum and filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.
