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Clerks urge raises; mixed outcomes on targeted pay increases
Summary
Several county clerks urged targeted raises for low‑paid staff. The commission approved some position restorations and transfers but several salary increase proposals failed; clerks warned of retention risks and compared local pay to other counties.
Multiple county clerks spoke for targeted pay increases for lower‑paid employees. The circuit court clerk explained a corrected funding plan that restores four FTEs contingent on additional fee collections; that item passed. Other measures proposing broader salary adjustments — including a criminal court clerk proposal and a countywide raise measure — were debated and several failed on recorded votes.
General Sessions Court Clerk Tammy Sawyer and Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn described staff profiles and the impact of modest raises on retention. "A $3,300 raise right now can is such a big difference... for people like the folks who keep general sessions," said the general sessions clerk. Commissioners split over whether to accept a scaled, lower‑threshold increase now or hold out for a larger equitable increase tied to a full compensation study.
