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Commissioners set Probate Judge pay at $47,500 and extend county health insurance eligibility
Summary
After an executive-session personnel discussion, commissioners voted to set the Probate Judge's salary at $47,500 effective Jan. 1, 2025, and to make the judge eligible for county-offered health insurance; vote carried 4-0 with one abstention.
Somerset County commissioners entered executive session Dec. 4 to discuss personnel under Title 1, Section 405(6)(A). After returning, Commissioner Cyp Johnson moved to set the Probate Judge's pay at $47,500 effective Jan. 1, 2025, and to make the Probate Judge eligible for county-offered health insurance. Commissioner Joel Stetkis seconded; the motion carried 4-0 with Commissioner John Alsop recorded as abstaining.
The minutes record the compensation figure and the eligibility for county health insurance but do not specify the reason for Commissioner Alsop's abstention. The action is a formal personnel decision recorded in the meeting minutes and is expected to be implemented on the stated effective date.
