![]() The position could receive a raise after the state releases the new Superior Court judge salaries next summer, Gelder said. ![]() Half of the prosecutor’s salary is paid by the state and the other half by the county. The prosecutor’s salary is typically set to be the same as the state’s Superior Court judges, Gelder said. Russ Hauge, who served as county prosecutor for 20 years, was ousted this month by Tina Robinson in a close election.Īfter a 2 percent salary increase in 2013, and prosecutor makes more than any other county elected officials with a $151,815 salary. The county prosecutor did not have a raise this year and has yet to receive one for 2015. ![]() They will not be eligible for a raise until 2016, when their terms end, Gelder said. In 2013, the other two commissioners had a 2 percent increase, and now earn $112,050. Ed Wolfe ousted the appointed commissioner, Linda Streissguth, and will earn $114,294 next year. Clerk David Peterson, Coroner Greg Standstrom and Treasurer Meredith Green retained their seats.Īuditor Walt Washington, Assessor Jim Avery and Sheriff Steve Boyer did not seek re-election.ĭolores Gilmore was elected auditor, Phil Cook as assessor and Gary Simpson, the Sheriff’s Office patrol chief, will be the next sheriff.Ĭommissioners also approved a pay increase for the District 3 county commissioner, which was up for election in November. In 2013, those six elected officials also received a 2 percent raise from the previous year.Įarlier this month, six positions were up for election. The frozen salaries took place as the county was trying to identify $5.4 million in reductions to balance its general fund budget. That practice was suspended during the salary freeze 2009-12 with the economic downturn, he said. Tying the county-electeds’ salaries to a percentage of the state Superior Court judges’ salary was to help “depoliticize” salaries, Gelder said. The sheriff’s salary is based on 80 percent of the Superior Court judge salary, and the other five positions are based on 74 percent. The 2015 salaries are based on a percentage of the state’s declared salaries for Superior Court judges. The commissioners decided to make the coroner’s salary match the other elected offices with the 2014 pay increases, Coroner Greg Sandstrom said this year. That took the coroner’s salary up to $102,689 in 2013. The coroner, however, saw a $9,522 raise. These six positions also received retroactive salary increases earlier this year.įive of the six received a 2 percent salary increase, or a $2,200 raise, in 2014. This year, the commissioners are only including increases for 2015 and are waiting for information to come out from the state Citizens’ Commission on Salaries in the summer, Gelder said. Sometimes the salaries and any raises are set two years in advance. The raise is a routine task, County Commissioner Rob Gelder said. They are looking at a $115,709 salary next year, while the sheriff will earn $125,090. This year, the sheriff earned $119,670 and the other five earned $112,211. If approved, five of the positions - assessor, auditor, clerk, coroner and treasurer - will see about a $3,500 raise, while the sheriff will see about a $5,400 raise. ![]() PORT ORCHARD - Kitsap County commissioners likely will approve raises for six elected officials Monday. ![]()
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