ORDINANCE 2025-43

DELAWARE COUNTY COUNCIL
AN ORDINANCE RENEWING THE DEPUTY PROSECUTOR AND MASTER COMMISSIONER LONGEVITY EXPERIENCE PAY

WHEREAS, the County of Delaware, Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and

WHEREAS, it is the intent of Delaware County, Indiana to comply with applicable Federal and State of Indiana employment laws and regulations, and

WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36-2-5-3, Section 3(a) establishes that the county fiscal body shall fix the compensation of officers, deputies, and other employees whose compensation is payable from the county general fund, county highway fund, county health fund, county park and recreation fund, aviation fund, or any other fund from which the county auditor issues warrants for compensation. This includes the power to:

  • (1)fix the number of officers, deputies, and other employees;
  • (2)describe and classify positions and services;
  • (3)adopt schedules of compensation; and
  • (4)hire or contract with persons to assist in the development of compensation, and

WHEREAS, due to the additional education and testing necessary to obtain and maintain a license to practice law, the Delaware County Council has previously established and maintained a method of providing additional compensation for deputy prosecutor employees and the Master Commissioner based on years of experience as herein defined;

NOW THEREFORE, it is ordained as follows:

A. All deputy prosecutors and Master Commissioner shall receive a base rate of compensation of $95,000.00 per year.
B. Deputy prosecutors and Master Commissioner with between 1 to 5 years of prior experience shall receive a Longevity Experience Pay increase of $5,000.00 paid in equal payroll installments throughout the year.
C. Deputy prosecutors and Master Commissioner with between 6 to 10 years of prior experience shall receive a Longevity Experience Pay increase of $10,000.00 paid in equal payroll installments throughout the year.
D. Deputy prosecutors and Master Commissioner with between 11 to 15 years of prior experience shall receive a Longevity Experience Pay increase of $15,000.00 paid in equal payroll installments throughout the year.
E. Deputy prosecutors and Master Commissioner with between 16 to 20 years of prior experience shall receive a Longevity Experience Pay increase of $20,000.00 paid in equal payroll installments throughout the year.
F. Deputy prosecutors only shall also receive an additional increase in their annual salary based on their Specialty Point System Score (“SPSS”). The Deputy