Memorandum

To:	Judge Edward H. Johnson
From:	William L. Martin, III
Subject:	Dana Hamilton Requested Salary Adjustment
Date:	August 5, 1997

I would like to request a salary adjustment for Dana Hamilton, our applications clerk. Dana started with the Court as intake clerk on October 23, 1995 at a salary of $18,000. After her six month probationary period, the salary was raised $500 to $18,500 on May 1, 1996. On May 15, 1996, I assigned Dana to the applications on a trial basis. She exceeded all of my expectations and to date, is the best applications clerk of the four we have had in that position since I have been at the Court. Dana received no salary increase when she took over applications.

Dana received a 4% merit increase on October 1, 1996 which brought her salary to $19,239.91. In November 1996, I requested a $1,000.00 raise for Dana. You were kind enough to support this salary adjustment at the Banc Meeting and it was approved effective January 1, 1997. Currently, Dana's salary is $20,239.91.

On October 1, 1997, Dana will be eligible for a 4% merit increase. I anticipate giving her a full 4% merit increase which would bring her salary to $21,049.51. I would like to request an additional 5% salary increase for Dana effective October 1, 1997. This would bring her total annual salary to $22,061.50, which is $1,821.59 more than she is earning now and $1,011.99 more than she would be entitled to after 4% merit raise October 1st.

This is a modest raise of less than fifty cents an hour, before taxes.

Dana does an excellent job with applications. Very seldom does she have to come to me for assistance. Additionally, she is always willing to help in tasks outside the applications clerk job. She has worked very hard in the Water Lab in assisting with the recycling and microfilming of records and is always ready to help in other areas in the clerk's office.

I am asking that Kay Carter provide you with a fiscal impact report on the proposed salary increase and a copy of Dana's leave history through July 1997. I believe there will be sufficient money in the clerk's office personnel budget to accommodate this pay increase. There was some lapsed money after Janey left for Judge Birdsong's office and before Lola came on board. Additionally, I anticipate that a clerk's office employee who earns considerably more than Dana will not be receiving a merit increase which should more than offset the extra 5% I am asking for Dana.

If you have any questions about this matter and would like to discuss it with me, please do not hesitate to call me.

Thank you.

cc:	Kay Carter