Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 3/5/2025
Item Status: New
From: Roger H. Rendleman, County Administrator
Submitted by: Anu Gary, Administrative Services Manager
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Resolution #2025-090 - Court Reporter Salary Supplement
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution #2025-090 exercising the permissive authority set forth at Section 45-2-82.43, Code of Alabama (1975), to grant an additional county salary supplement for one (1) newly established Court Reporter position in the Twenty-Eighth Judicial Circuit effective March 5, 2025.
Resolution #2025-090 supersedes and replaces Resolution #2024-127 on the same subject as approved by the County Commission on September 18, 2014.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Background: Due to the passage of Act No. 2023-315 by the Alabama Legislature during the 2023 Legislative Session, an additional Circuit Judgeship Number 6 was created for the Twenty-Eighth Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama, with said additional judgeship being filled at the 2024 General Election.
The County Commission currently provides $4,500 annual salary supplement for five court reporters. This resolution authorizes a salary supplement for the newly created court reporter position for Circuit Judge Karol Kemp.
Section 45-2-82.43, Code of Alabama (1975), provides as follows:
County salary supplement - Court reporters.
The Baldwin County Commission, by the adoption of a resolution, may grant each court reporter of the Twenty-eighth Judicial Circuit a county salary supplement in an amount not to exceed 42 percent of the salary paid each court reporter by the state. The supplement shall be paid in equal installments from the county treasury at the same time and in the same manner that the salaries of county employees are paid. The county supplement shall be the total compensation paid to a court reporter by the county. The county supplement shall be in addition to any compensation provided by general law.
Previous Commission action/date: September 18, 2014 - Resolution #2014-127 adopted by the Commission.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: $4,500 annually
Budget line item(s) to be used: 10051220.51130 Salaries Wages
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: N/A
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Administration - Correspondence to Circuit Judge Karol Kemp (via email).
cc: Presiding Circuit Judge, Clark Stankoski
Claire Fernandez, Court Reporter for Judge Kemp (claire.trotter@alacourt.gov)
Roger Rendleman, Tara Hazelbaker, Christie Bezoari, Deidra Hanak, Bo Bonner, Beth Hodges
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): N/A
Additional instructions/notes: N/A