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To Adjust the Salary of the Sullivan County District Attorney
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ADJUST THE SALARY OF THE SULLIVAN COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the compensation of the District Attorney is required by Judiciary Law ? 183-a to be equivalent to the County Court Judge in Sullivan County as the law provides "the district attorney of any county, the board of supervisors of which has designated such office as a full-time position pursuant to subdivision eight of section seven hundred of the county law, shall receive an annual salary equivalent to that of county judge in the county in which the district attorney is elected", and;
WHEREAS, the New York State Association of Counties has notified the Sullivan County Division of Management and Budget that the salary of the County Court Judge has been increased as of April 1, 2024, and;
WHEREAS, as of April 1, 2024 the salary of the Sullivan County Court Judge has been increased by the Office of Court Administration (OCA) to $221,100. This increase is based on a Cost of Living Adjustment granted to Federal Court District Judges (under law the County Court Judge salary is tied to the Federal District Judge salary as of April 1st of that year);
WHEREAS, the Legislature must increase the salary of the District Attorney to comply with state law and the increases of the compensation of the Sullivan County District Attorney as implemented by the Office of Court Administration and the Judicial Compensation Commission and required by Judiciary Law ? 183-a.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Legislature hereby establishes the annual salary for the District Attorney effective April ...
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