LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Public Services Committee heard a departmental and staffing update from District Attorney Greg McCaffrey Wednesday morning. The DA's Office came to the front of the County's attention in April 2016 when New York State effectively mandated that all counties increase the salaries of their respective district attorneys to $183,297.75 per year in 2016, $193,000 in 2017 and $203,000 in 2018. On Wednesday, McCaffrey laid out … [Read more...]
Livingston County Reluctantly Agrees to Mandated $30K DA Pay Raise
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – After seven months of deep budget adjustments and much protest, the Livingston County Board of Supervisors reluctantly passed a $30,000 pay raise for the Livingston County District Attorney on Wednesday. The mandate essentially came down from New York State in April 2016 when the state passed its own budget, which included a $30,000 salary increase for all of New York's county judges, who are paid by the state. By law, the … [Read more...]
Ways and Means Committee Digs in to Fight NYS-Mandated DA Raise
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Ways and Means Committee again chose to take no action on a mandatory $30,000 raise for the District Attorney following the passage of the New York State budget. Though the raise is technically still on the table for their next meeting, Clerk of the Board Michele Rees sent a message to 57 other counties communicating Livingston County's strong opposition to the NYS requirement that the county pay … [Read more...]
Knight Receives 11 Percent Raise Despite Concern from Councilman Blye
AVON – The Town Board went back and forth among themselves and with Town employees over the 2016 budget for more than an hour last week, specifically over raises being offered to the Town Clerk and other employees. Because Town Clerk Sharon Knight's three roles are being combined, it appears that she is getting an 11% increase for 2016, far more than the 2% being budgeted for the rest of the Town's employees. Jan Cole, town court clerk and … [Read more...]