HCSHB1630--SALARIESOFCIRCUITCLERKS
SPONSOR: Pouche
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonGovernmentEfficiencyandDownsizingbyavoteof10
to1.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
1630.
Currently,salariesforCircuitClerksareestablishedinstatute
andvarybycountyclassification. Thisbillspecifiesthat
salariesforcircuitclerkswillnotvarybasedonthecounty
classification.
ThisbillspecifiesthattheannualsalariesofCircuitClerkswill
beequalto62%oftheannualsalariesofAssociateCircuitJudges.
Thebillalsospecifiesthat,ifAssociateCircuitJudgesreceive
salaryadjustments,thentheCircuitClerkswillalsoreceive
correspondingsalaryadjustments.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: SupporterssaythatthisbillwillalignCircuit
Clerks'salarieswiththeirextensiveandeverincreasingworkload.
Ithasbeentoolongsincetheirsalarieshavebeenraised.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Pouche;Eric
Stallo;FergusonBryanFeemster;TiffanyPhillips;andSusan
Sadler.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatthereneedstobean
in-depthdiscussionconcerningthewagesofallcircuitclerk
staff,whoarethelowestpaidCourtClerksinthenation.
TestifyinginpersonagainstthebillwasArnieC.Dienoff.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.