RESOLUTION NO. 540
PROVIDING ANNUAL SALARY INCREASES FOR CERTAIN ELECTED OFFICIALS
Introduced: 12/8/25
By Cunningham:
WHEREAS, Annual increases to the salaries of both elected and appointed County Officials during their term of office in accordance with their time in office will serve to maintain the compensation levels of said Officials with the existing economic conditions within the County of Albany, and
WHEREAS, It is equitable to provide a salary increase for County Officials during their term in office, and
WHEREAS, This Honorable Body may presently provide for said salary increase for County Officials commencing in January 2026 by adopting a schedule providing for the same, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature, that the annual salaries of the hereinafter mentioned County Officials commencing in January 2026 shall be at the amount indicated in the 2026 Albany County Budget and be increased according to the following Schedule:
1. For the Albany County Clerk, there shall be a twelve percent (12%) increase in 2026, and four percent (4%) increase in 2027; and
2. For the Albany County Coroner, there shall be a twelve percent (12%) increase in salary in 2026; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the aforementioned provision for a salary increase for said County Officials is hereby deemed a schedule of salary increments based upon the time in service of the specified County Officials, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the aforesaid provision for a salary increase is hereby declared applicable to the salaries of those elected officials with terms commencing in January 2026: the County Clerk, the County Coroner, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.