Chapter 1.164
SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS

Sections:

1.164.010    Established.

1.164.020    Autopsy stipend.

1.164.030    Election to receive salary less than established.

1.164.010 Established.

(1)    Annual Salaries. Chelan County elected officials shall receive the following compensation:

 

July 1, 2023

July 1, 2024

Auditor, assessor, superior court clerk, coroner, treasurer, commissioners

$110,869

$114,196

Sheriff*

 

 

Prosecuting attorney

$192,391

$198,163

Prosecuting attorney’s office DPA salaries for 2022 (including two percent COLAs).

(Beginning January 1, 2022, and effective January 1, 2022.)

Deputy prosecuting attorney (NB 26).

 

 

Monthly

Yearly

 

Step 2

$6,815

$81,777

1 yr

Step 3

$7,156

$85,866

1 yr

Step 4

$7,513

$90,160

1 yr

Step 5

$7,889

$94,668

1 yr

Step 6

$8,283

$99,401

1 yr

Step 7

$8,698

$104,371

1 yr

Step 8

$9,132

$109,589

Senior deputy prosecuting attorney/chief deputy prosecuting attorney (NB 29).

 

 

Monthly

Yearly

 

Step 2

$8,040

$96,480

1 yr

Step 3

$8,442

$101,303

1yr

Step 4

$8,864

$106,368

1 yr

Step 5

$9,307

$111,682

2 yr

Step 6

$9,773

$117,271

2 yr

Step 7

$10,261

$123,135

2 yr

Step 8

$10,774

$129,291

Chief Deputy (After two years at step 8)

Monthly

Yearly

$11,313

$135,756

*    The annual salary of the Chelan County sheriff is set at two percent above the regular salary of the undersheriff.

    The commissioned chiefs shall receive a salary that is ten percent above the regular Step 9 salary of a sergeant; and the undersheriff shall receive a salary that is two percent above the regular salary of a commissioned chief.

(2)    Elected salaries in Chelan County shall be solely based on the above formula with all future increases decided by the Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials effective on the date decided by the same. (Res. 2023-63, 6/20/23; Res. 2022-68, 7/18/22; Res. 2022-2 (Exh. A), 1/3/21; Res. 2020-71, 6/29/20; Res. 2019-70, 6/24/19; Res. 2019-49, 4/22/19; Res. 2017-126, 12/26/17; Res. 2017-72, 8/14/17; Res. 2014-02, 1/6/14; Res. 2013-81, 10/14/13: Res. 2009-120, 11/2/09: Res. 2008-82, 5/19/08; Res. 2007-115, 8/6/07: Res. 2006-142, 10/30/06; Res. 2006-04, 1/9/06; Res. 2004-125, 11/1/04: Res. 2003-149, 11/10/03: Res. 2001-126, 9/17/01: Res. 2000-137, 11/6/00: Res. 2000-75, 6/19/00: Res. 99-154, 12/13/99: Res. 99-43, 4/19/99: Res. 98-136, 10/2/98: Res. 97-153, 12/8/97: Res. 92-137, 10/6/92: Res. 91-126, 2/24/91).

1.164.020 Autopsy stipend.

A monthly stipend in the amount of two thousand five hundred forty-three dollars and twenty-five cents may be added to the salary of the elected coroner or other employee of Chelan County for the purpose of compensation for the performance of autopsies. This amount may be adjusted annually. (Res. 2004-115, 10/4/04).

1.164.030 Election to receive salary less than established.

An elected official may elect in writing to receive a salary less than the formal salary established for their elected position and a payroll change form will be created for the calendar year unless and until the elected official gives thirty days’ notice of their intent to revoke the salary reduction.

Once the election is made and monthly salary disbursals are paid, the salary not received shall become the property of Chelan County and the elected official waives the right to claim these amounts at a future date. (Res. 2009-07, 1/12/09).