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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 08-067-CCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Grant County, Washington RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION No. 08- O�" CC ADOPTING THE SALARY I�'OR THE GRANT COUNTY ELECTED PROSECUTING ATTORNEY WHEREAS, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6297 passed by the Washington State House of Representatives on March 5, 2008; and WHEREAS, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6297 passed by the Washington State Senate on March 10, 2008; and WHEREAS, R.C.W. 36.17.020 and 2001 c 73 s 3 have been amended as indicated on "Attachment A"; and WHEREAS, new language states the following: (11) "The state of Washington shall contribute an amount equal to one-half the salary of a superior court judge towards the salary of the elected prosecuting attorney. Upon receipt of the state contribution, a county shall continue to contribute towards the salary of the elected prosecuting attorney in an amount that equals or exceeds that contributed by the county in 2008." WHEREAS, the new language in R.C.W. 36.17.020 and 2001 c 73 s 3 talces effect July 1, 2008; and WHEREAS, the 2008 salary for the Grant County elected Prosecuting Attorney is currently $127,416 per year; and WHEREAS, fifty percent (50%) of the 2008 salary zs $63,708; and WHEREAS, effective July 1, 2008, the State will reimburse 50% of the Superior Court judge salary which is currently set at $140,979 per year and will increase to $148,832 per year September 1, 2008; and WHEREAS, fifty percent (50%) of the 2008 Superior Coui�t judge salary is $70,489.50 and will increase to $74,416 September 1, 2008, as identified on "Attachment B"; and WHEREAS, the sum of $63,708 plus $70,489.50 is equal to $134,197.50 and the sum of $63,708 plus $74,416 is equal to $138,124; and ,o<�, WHEREAS, the County is obligated to pay a minimum of $63,708 each year; and F:\BVasquez\Resolution-Ordinance\Prosecuting Attorney salary increase fi•om Siate 0708.doc Page 1 of 2 WHEREAS, the elected Prosecuting Attorney salary will increase as the Superior Court judge salary increases, as listed in R.C.W. 43.03.012; NOW THER�FORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Board of County Commissioners hereby approves a 2008 annual salary for the Grant County elected Prosecuting Attorney to be set at $134,197.50 with a July 1, 2008, effective date and a 2008 annual salary increase set at $138,124 with a Septembar 1, 2008 effective date. DATED this /°f �% day of y�� , 2008. ATTEST: Yea Nay � ❑ � BOAIZD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Abstain GRA1�T COUNTY, WASHINGTON ❑ , Richard Stevens, Chair „ � � � LeRoy A1 ison, Member n � �,�� ❑ "� Cindy Carter, Member F:\BVasquez\Resolution-0rdinance\Prosecuting Attorney salary increase from State 0708.doc Page 2 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 �� � � � ,� � 5-4838.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6297 State of Washington 60th Legislature 2008 Regular Session By Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Brandland, and Sheldon) READ FIRST TIME 02/08/08. AN ACT Relating to elected prosecuting attorney salaries; amending RCW 36.17.020; creating a new section; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHIN�TON: NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that an elected county prosecuting attorney functions as both a state officer in pursuing criminal cases on behalf of the state of Washington, and as a county officer who acts as civil counsel for the county, and provides services to school districts and lesser taxing districts by statute. The elected prosecuting attorney's dual role as a state officer and a county officer is reflected in various provisions of the state Constitution and within state statute. The legislature finds that the responsibilities and decisions required of the elected prosecuting attorney are essentially the same in every county within Washington state, from a decision to seek the death penalty in an aggravated murder case, to the decision not to prosecute but refer an offender to drug court; from a decision to pursue child rape charges based solely upon the testimony of the child, to a decision to divert juvenile offenders out of the justice system. p. 1 SSB 6297 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Therefore, the legislature finds that elected prosecuting attorneys need to exercise the same level of skill and expertise in the least populous county as in the most populous county. The legislature finds that the salary of the elected county prosecuting attorney should be tied to that of a superior court judge. This furthers the state's interests and responsibilities under the state Constitution, and is consistent with the current practice of several counties in Washington state, the practices of several other states, and the national district attorneys' association national standards. Sec. 2. RCW 36.17.020 and 2001 c 73 s 3 are each amended to read as follo�rs : The county legislative authority of each county or a county commissioner or councilmember salary commission which conforms with RCW 36.17.024 is authorized to establish the salaries of the elected officials of the county. (( .)) The state and countv shall contribute to the costs of the salary of the elected prosecutinq attornev as set forth in subsection (11) of this section. The annual salary of a county elected official shall not be less than the following: (1) In each county with a population of one million or more: Auditor, clerk, treasurer, sheriff, members of the county legislative authority, and coroner, eighteen thousand dollars; and assessor, nineteen thousand dollars((, , +- ti.. ,,.,, „ ti-., , v, ,� ,,... ,� ,� ,. , , � .. � � . V � (2) In each county with a population of from two hundred ten thousand to less than one million: Auditor, seventeen thousand six hundred dollars; clerk, seventeen thousand six hundred dollars; treasurer, seventeen thousand six hundred dollars; sheriff, nineteen thousand five hundred dollars; assessor, seventeen thousand six hundred dollars; (( , �'���)) members of the count le islative authorit y g y, nineteen thousand five hundred dollars; and coroner, seventeen thousand six hundred dollars; (3) In each county with a population of from one hundred twenty- five thousand to less than two hundred ten thousand: Auditor, sixteen SSB 6297 p. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 thousand dollars; clerk, sixteen thousand dollars; treasurer, sixteen thousand dollars; sheriff, seventeen thousand six hundred dollars; assessor, sixteen thousand dollars; (( , n��e-r���i�r�-�^�—d-e�l-a-�s;-) ) members of the county legislative authority, seventeen thousand six hundred doll.ars; and coroner, sixteen thousand dollars; (4) In each county with a population of from seventy thousand to less than one hundred twenty-five thousand: Auditor, fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars; clerk, fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars; treasurer, fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars; assessor, fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars; sheriff, fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars; (( , �'����)) members of the county legislative authority, fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars; and coroner, fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars; (5) In each county with a population of from forty thousand to less than seventy thousand: Auditor, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars; treasurer, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars; assessor, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars; sheriff, thirteen �housand eight hundred dollars; (( , �'���;)) members of the county legislative authority, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars; and coroner, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars; (6) In each county with a population of from eighteen thousand to less than forty thousand: Auditor, twelve thousand one hundred dollars; clerk, twelve thousand one hundred dollars; treasurer, twelve thousand one hundred dollars; sheriff, twelve thousand one hundred dollars; assessor, twelve thousand one hundred dollars; (( - � , , �-�-�°�' �'�, ,�~~; )) and members of the county legislative authority, eleven thousand dollars; (7) In each county with a population of from twelve thousand to less than eighteen thousand: Auditor, ten thousand one hundred dollars; clerk, ten thousand one hundred dollars; treasurer, ten thousand one hundred dollars; assessor, ten thousand one hundred p. 3 SSB 6297 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 dollars; sheriff, eleven thousand two hundred dollars; ((�tr�i� ��e�-�-1� ;�.— �_ ~�'� ee�t�-e�T�-�e�e-�x��� ��eT� )) a n d m e mb e r s o f t h e county legislative authority, nine thousand four hundred dollars; (8) In each county with a population of from eight thousand to less than twelve thousand: Auditor, ten thousand one hundred dollars; clerk, ten thousand one hundred dollars; treasurer, ten thousand one hundred dollars; assessor, ten thousand one hundred dollars; sheriff, eleven thousand two hundred dollars; (( , }����r-�s-� '�„r�'V��' �'�, ��V�; )) and members of the county legislative authority, seven thousand dollars; (9) In each county with a population of from five thousand to less than eight thousand: Auditor, nine thousand one hundred dollars; clerk, nine thousand one hundred dollars; treasurer, nine thousand one hundred dollars; assessor, nine thousand one hundred dollars; sheriff, ten thousand five hundred dollars; (( , �e=�-��d--�x-� '���~��'~��' �'�„ � V�; )) and members of the county legislative authority, six thousand five hundred dollars; (10) In each other county: Auditor, nine thousand one hundred dollars; clerk, nine thousand one hundred dollars; treasurer, nine thousand one hundred dollars; sheriff, ten thousand five hundred dollars; assessor, nine thousand one hundred dollars; (( - �t�e�re�e-�l�e�-r�-�T��r� r-Qe �� )) a nd memb e r s o f t he county legislative authority, six thousand five hundred dollarsL (1l) The state of Washinaton shall contribute an amount equal to one-half the salary of a superior court �udcre towards the sal.a�y of the elected prosecutina attorney. Upon receipt of the state contribution, a countv shall continue to contribute towards the salarv of the elected prosecuting attorney in an amount that equals or exceeds that contributed by the county in 2008. NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2008. SSB 6297 °-- END --- p. 4 08/1a/2008 15:09 FA7I ��� WASHINGTON CV U��J July � , 20�8 `/ �r� J� l � I � �"0: Superlor Court Judges Superior Cour� Adm'tnistratars County Clerks � RE: Ramsey Radwan Management Services Division [� ooi �: A�MINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS Salary for Judges, Arbitrators, Judges Pro-Tempore of the SupErior Cou�t State law requires the W�shing�on Citlzens' Commission on Salaries to p�opose a two-year salary schedule for @lect�d officials, The final salary schedule for 2007-2008 was adopted at the Commi�sion's May 200i meeting, This memo will serve as a reminder ofi th� salary rate effective September 1 of this year. (Please note: this amount reflects a minor adjustment made by th� Commission,) Effectiive September 1, 2008: $1�8,832 Arbitrators 8� Pro-Tempor� Services As a result of the changes to thE annu�l sal�ry for judges of the Sup�rior Cour�, tlne reirnbursement rate for both arbitration and praWtempore services will be revised in accordance with RGW 2.0$,180 and RCW 7.06.040. The revised hourly/daily rate for the state's share for arbitratars and pro- tempore services shall b� as follows: �fFectiv� S�ptember 1, 20�8: Commissioner/A�torn�vs' Ra�e Arbi4rafior/Pro-Tempore $42.52/hour ($297,66/day) Re4irc.d JudpeS" Rate �25.51/hour ($1�8,�9/d�y) If you have questions about the information providEd here, please do not hesitate to cont�ct me at r�msev.radwan a('�.cou�ts,wa.aov or (360) 357-24Q6. STATE OF WASHINGTpN �2oa Quince Street SE . P. O. Box 41170 � Olympia, WA 6�504-1170 360-753-3865 • 360-5B6-BB69. Www.couHs.Wa,gov