When the Allegany County Legislature meets on Monday, they'll consider a resolution to bump up the pay for the DA. They can hate it...and they do...And they can refuse it, and they have tried. But they forgot...Slep is a lawyer who knows the law, they're not. Will it pass? Likely. Will there be at least one likely 'safe' no vote (it's an election year, after all)... so yeah. Here's the resolution:
AMENDMENT OF RESOLUTION NO. 265-16 TO REFLECT AN INCREASE
IN THE SALARY OF THE DISTRICT
Offered by: Ways & Means
Committee
Pursuant to Judiciary Law 183-a and Chapter
567 of the 2010 Laws of New York
WHEREAS, Section 183-a of the Judiciary
Law states that a district attorney is to have the same salary as a county
judge serving in the same county, and
WHEREAS, Section 221-d of the Judiciary
Law is the state statute establishing the annual salary of a county judge, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 567 of the
2010 Laws of New York, the State Legislature created a Special Commission on
Judicial Compensation to make recommendations as to appropriate and fair
salaries for the judges of this state, and
WHEREAS, based upon the Commissions
recommendations the twelve-month salary paid a county judge in Allegany County
is to be increased to $185,200 for the period April 1, 2017, through March 31, 2018, and
WHEREAS, as the salary of an Allegany County Judge will be raised to $185,200
on April 1, 2017, the salary of the Allegany County District Attorney must also
increase to $185,200 as of that date,
and
WHEREAS, this Board needs to amend its
salary plan governing the District Attorney to reflect the new salary as of
April 1, 2017, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED:
1. That paragraph “7.” of
Resolution No. 265-16 is amended to indicate that for a twelve month-period, commencing April 1, 2017, and ending March 31, 2018,
the base salary of the Allegany County District Attorney shall be $185,200.
2. This
resolution shall take effect retroactive to April 1, 2017.
