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Florida Statutes Title XI. County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations § 145.051. Clerk of circuit court; county comptroller

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Each clerk of the circuit court and each county comptroller shall receive as salary the amount indicated, based on the population of his or her county. In addition, a compensation shall be made for population increments over the minimum for each population group, which shall be determined by multiplying the population in excess of the minimum for the group times the group rate.

Pop.
Group

County Pop. Range

Base Salary

Group Rate

Minimum

Maximum

I

-0-

49,999

$21,250

$0.07875

II

50,000

99,999

24,400

0.06300

III

100,000

199,999

27,550

0.02625

IV

200,000

399,999

30,175

0.01575

V

400,000

999,999

33,325

0.00525

VI

1,000,000

36,475

0.00400

(2)(a) There shall be an additional $2,000 per year special qualification salary for each clerk of the circuit court who has met the certification requirements established by the Supreme Court. Any clerk of the circuit court who is certified during a calendar year shall receive in that year a pro rata share of the special qualification salary based on the remaining period of the year.

(b) In order to qualify for the special qualification salary provided by paragraph (a), the clerk must complete the requirements established by the Supreme Court within 6 years after first taking office.

(c) After a clerk meets the requirements of paragraph (a), in order to remain certified the clerk shall thereafter be required to complete each year a course of continuing education as prescribed by the Supreme Court.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or s. 145.19, each clerk of the circuit court and each county comptroller may reduce his or her salary rate on a voluntary basis.

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