Memorandum

To:	Judge Edward H. Johnson
From:	William L. Martin, III
Subject:	Pam Norwood, Salary Adjustment
Date:	June 16, 1998

I am asking that you bring to Banc a request for a salary adjustment for Pam Norwood. Pam Norwood is our applications clerk. Pam started with the Court of Appeals on January 24, 1994 as our intake clerk. Her beginning salary was $18,500 per annum. After six months of satisfactory work, Pam was given a $500.00 raise to $19,000. On October 1, 1996, Pam received a 4% merit increase based upon her more than satisfactory job performance. It brought her salary to $19,760, her current salary.

On October 6, 1997, Dana Hamilton left the Court of Appeals to take a job with the Law Department. We had recently raised Dana's salary, but we were unable to compete with the salary paid by the Law Department. After Dana left, Pam took over the duties of applications clerk, with no additional compensation.

Since October 6, 1997, Pam has been our applications clerk. She has done an outstanding job. She has continued to improve in that job and there are very few problems that come out of that area of the clerk's office.

Pam has not asked that I approach the Court about a salary increase for her. However, I feel that the outstanding job she has done as an applications clerk, and the increased responsibilities of that position, merit a salary adjustment.

I am requesting a $1,000 per year raise for Pam, which will bring her to $20,760. This will still make her the second lowest paid employee in the clerk's office. This is a modest increase of less than $20.00 per week, before taxes.

I feel the Court is very fortunate to have an employee as loyal, dedicated and hardworking as Pam. I hope the Court will look favorably upon this requested salary adjustment.

I shall ask Kaye Carter, Fiscal Officer, to supply you with a salary, work and leave history for Pam. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me.

cc:	Kaye Carter