§ 6-2-104. Court and State's Attorney employees' pay and benefit plan.
   (a)   Applicability. This section applies to those employees in the exempt service who are appointed by and with the approval of the judges of the Circuit Court for the County or the State's Attorney for the County.
   (b)   Pay grades.
      (1)   The following officers and employees of the Circuit Court and State's Attorney's Office are entitled to compensation at the indicated grade of the non-represented employee pay schedule:
         Court Clerk   NR1
         Court Docket Officer   NR1
         Court Clerk Typist I   NR2
         Court Bailiff Supervisor   NR4
         Court Clerk II   NR4
         Court Clerk Typist II   NR5
         Court Clerk III   NR6
         Court Clerk Typist III   NR6
         Court Secretary I   NR6
         Court Secretary II   NR7
         Court Clerk IV   NR9
         Court Secretary III   NR9
         Court Administrative Secretary   NR11
         Court Assignment Clerk    NR12
         Juvenile Drug Court Clerk   NR11
         Court Law Clerk   NR11
         Court Paralegal   NR12
         Court Programmer I   NR12
         Court Reporter I   NR12
         Master's Administrative Aide   NR12
         Assistant Director of Assignment   NR15
         Court Legal Assistant II   NR14
         Court Programmer II   NR14
         Deputy Jury Commissioner   NR14
         State's Attorney Special Investigator I   NR15
         Victim/Witness Advocate   NR14
         Circuit Court Judge's Administrative Aide   NR15
         Court Management Assistant I   NR15
         Court Program Specialist I   NR15
         Court Reporter II   NR15
         Court Mediator   NR16
         Court Social Worker   NR16
         Court Management Assistant II   NR17
         Court Program Specialist II   NR17
         Court Systems Programmer   NR17
         Director of Assignment   NR17
         Jury Commissioner   NR17
         State's Attorney Special Investigator II   NR17
         Administrative Assistant to State's Attorney   NR19
         Court Program Manager   NR19
         Director Victim/Witness Advocate Program   NR19
         Family Law Administrator   NR19
         Director of Court Operations   NR20
         Court Administrator   NR23
         Master Circuit Court   NR23
      (2)   Authority for changing pay grades or titles shall be based on appropriations.
      (3)   The non-represented employee pay schedule is used to set pay levels only and confers no merit system rights on the officers and employees of the Circuit Court and State's Attorney.
   (c)   Pay upon initial hiring. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an employee shall be hired at the minimum pay of the grade. On finding and certifying in writing that extraordinary circumstances exist, the appointing authority may hire the employee at a pay within the grade if there are sufficient appropriations available.
   (d)   Employment benefits. Employees are entitled to all employment benefits applicable to classified employees provided sufficient appropriations exist.
(1985 Code, Art. 8, § 2-102) (Bill No. 58-91; Bill No. 65-91; Bill No. 71-92; Bill No. 58-93; Bill No. 48-94; Bill No. 71-96; Bill No. 65-97; Bill No. 79-98; Bill No. 40-99; Bill No. 45-99; Bill No. 63-00; Bill No. 39-01; Bill No. 90-01; Bill No. 94-01; Bill No. 75-02; Bill No. 86-04; Bill No. 75-05 ; Bill No. 87-06; Bill No. 49-20 )