AGENDA DATE: 2/10/2016
TITLE:
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Salary Supplement for Commonwealth's Attorney Position
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Consideration of the request to authorize a local salary supplement for the Commonwealth's Attorney
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Foley, Letteri, Davis
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Thomas C. Foley
BACKGROUND:
The General Assembly in the adopted State Budget sets the salary for each constitutional officer based on the locality's population. Virginia Code ? 15.2-1605.1 enables localities to supplement these salaries using local funds. Many localities supplement the salary of the Commonwealth's Attorney to reflect a market salary for that jurisdiction. The County has provided such a supplement to the prior two Commonwealth's Attorneys. The amount of the supplement was adjusted annually to reflect percentage salary increases approved by the Board for County staff.
The Board can approve supplements for the individual holding the office or for the position. Because the supplement for the previous Commonwealth's Attorney was approved for the individual holding the office, Board action is required to authorize the supplement for the newly elected Commonwealth's Attorney.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Goal 7. Operational Capacity: Ensure County government's ability to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
DISCUSSION:
Robert Tracci was elected as the County's Commonwealth's Attorney effective January 1, 2016. On January 20, 2016, after consultation with County Executive Office staff, Mr. Tracci submitted the attached letter (Attachment A) requesting that the Board continue the County's existing supplement to the Commonwealth's Attorney retroactive to January 1, 2016.
The prior Commonwealth's Attorney received the base salary set by the State, an additional $6,888.70 of local funds required to hold harmless the 2012 VRS mandate that ...
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