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Committees approve resolution setting Public Defender salary aligned to State COLA
Summary
Committees approved Resolution 2025/26-051 to set the Public Defender salary after the State's Attorney COLA is issued; Treasurer Andrews explained the resolution is required to qualify for partial state reimbursement.
The joint committees approved Resolution 2025/26-051, which sets the Public Defender salary in a manner tied to the State's Attorney cost-of-living adjustments (COLA). Chairwoman Jones called for the resolution; Tim Wilcoxen moved approval and Denise Durst seconded. The motion passed.
Treasurer Andrews explained the county adopts the resolution annually so the Public Defender qualifies for partial state reimbursement: when the State issues a COLA to the State's Attorney, the Sheriff's and Public Defender's salaries are adjusted per a previously passed sheriff resolution and county practice, and the Public Defender's salary must be formally approved in the minutes to receive the state reimbursement.
The committees did not alter the salary amount at this meeting; they recorded approval of the resolution as presented.
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