RESOLUTION NO. 621
PROVIDING ANNUAL SALARY INCREASES FOR CERTAIN ELECTED OFFICIALS
Introduced: 12/4/23
By Willingham:
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 2024 by adopting a schedule providing for same, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the annual salaries of the hereinafter mentioned County Officials commencing in January 2024 shall be at the amount indicated in the 2024 Albany County Budget and be increased once by 4% for 2025, and shall remain at that rate for the remainder of their terms in office, 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, 2024: County Executive, County Comptroller and County Sheriff, 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.