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Commissioners approve raise to staff attorney's pay supplement

The Habersham County Board of Commissioners voted to increase a county-funded salary supplement for the Mountain Judicial Circuit's senior staff attorney, with an associated budget adjustment.

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February 16, 2026: Resolution 2026-02-001 increasing salary supplement for Mountain Judicial Circuit Senior Staff Attorney and associated budget adjustment

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What this means now

Where it stands

Commissioners approved Resolution 2026-02-001, increasing the salary supplement for the Mountain Judicial Circuit's Senior Staff Attorney and the associated budget adjustment, by a 4-0 vote at the February 16, 2026 meeting.

The story

In December 2025, a resolution was put forward at the request of Superior Court judges to authorize an annual supplement of $29,000 for the Senior Staff Attorney of the Superior Court of Habersham County, effective February 1, 2026.

Sources8 Executive Summary- New Staff Attorney Position Per Request from Superior Court Judges

By January 2026, the board was set to consider a related measure, Resolution 2026-02-001, authorizing a salary supplement for the Senior Staff Attorney along with associated budget adjustments, listing an amount of $20,880.

Sources9 Executive Summary- Salary Supplment for Senior Staff Attorney Per Request from Superior Court Judges

The resolution was placed on the board's February 16, 2026 agenda for consideration.

SourcesMeeting6881_0 Agenda for 02.16.26 BOC Meeting.pdf

Commissioners approved Resolution 2026-02-001, increasing the salary supplement for the Mountain Judicial Circuit's Senior Staff Attorney and the associated budget adjustment, by a 4-0 vote at the February 16, 2026 meeting.

SourcesMeeting5214_8 Minutes for 02.16.26 BOC Meeting.pdf

What happened

How this issue got here

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Resolution 2026-02-001 increasing the salary supplement for the Mountain Judicial Circuit Senior Staff Attorney and associated budget adjustment

Consider/Approve Resolution 2026-02-001 Providing for an Increase to the Salary Supplement for the Mountain Judicial Circuits Senior Staff Attorney and Associated Budget Adjustment

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Resolution 2026-02-001 increasing salary supplement for Mountain Judicial Circuit Senior Staff Attorney and associated budget adjustment

Resolution 2026-02-001 Providing for an Increase to the Salary Supplement for the Mountain Judicial Circuits Senior Staff Attorney and Associated Budget Adjustment

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Resolution authorizing salary supplement for Senior Staff Attorney (Mountain Judicial Circuit)

Consideration of Resolution 2026-02-001 Authorizing a Salary Supplement for Senior Staff Attorney and Associated Budget Adjustments

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Resolution increasing pay supplement for Senior Staff Attorney of the Superior Court for Habersham County

hereby authorizes an annual supplement of $29,000 for the Senior Staff Attorney for the Superior Court of Habersham County, Georgia, to be effective February 1, 2026

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