Probate clerk says office will return surplus and asks $103,405 for contracts and reclassifications
Summary
Probate Court Clerk Eddie Jones told commissioners the probate office overcollects fees and will return surplus to the general fund; he requested $103,405 for a new contract, position-control adjustments and operating costs.
Eddie Jones, Shelby County probate court clerk, presented a modest budget package driven primarily by revenue projections. Jones said the probate office is fee-generating, routinely overcollects and returned about $850,000 to the general fund last year; this year he expects to return roughly $500,000-plus. Jones requested $103,405 to cover a newly approved contract ($36,000), position-control/reclassification costs (around $49,305.90 including fringe), and increased dues/operational costs (~$18,000).
Jones said the office has limited staffing and that some divisions require small pay increases to retain employees; he also noted that judges in his division asked for modest staff pay adjustments and that the office expects to remain revenue-positive. Commissioners did not take immediate action on the request but thanked Jones for the presentation and noted no follow-up questions were required during the session.
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