Salary of Judge of Probate; Cost-of-Living Adjustments; Disposition of Funds; Personnel, Supplies, Etc

(a)(1) Effective commencing on October 1, 2027, the Judge of Probate of Randolph County shall receive an annual salary of seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) per year payable in equal bi-weekly installments. (2) The salary provided by this subsection shall be in lieu of any salary or other compensation provided by law and shall be paid from the same funding sources as the salary of the judge of probate is paid on October 1, 2026. (3) The judge of probate shall be eligible for any cost-of-living increases granted to other county officers. (b) All fees, commissions, allowances, percentages, and other charges collected for the use of the judge of probate shall be collected and paid into the general fund of the county. (c) Upon the recommendation of the judge of probate, the governing body of Randolph County shall provide the probate office with office personnel, clerks, deputies, and quarters, books, stationery, furniture, equipment, and other conveniences and supplies as are necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the office. The judge of probate shall appoint a chief clerk who shall have the same power as the judge of probate, except the power to preside in a contested cause. Compensation of any personnel so provided shall be fixed by the county governing body and shall be paid in equal installments out of the general fund of the county, as other county employees are paid. (Act 88–606, p. 947, §§ 1–3; Act 2026-121, §2.)