A. Effective January 1, 2023, the salary for the municipal court judge shall be an amount equal to the salary of district court judges as set by the Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials. Future adjustments to the Bellingham municipal court judge salary required by this section shall be effective on a date commensurate with the effective date of adjustments to the salaries of district court judges made by the Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials.

B. The salary for judges pro tem shall be $50.00 per hour, provided, for conducting jury trials, judges pro tem shall be paid at the rate of $60.00 per hour. Such salary shall be adjusted, annually or otherwise, pro rata to any increase in the elected judge position salary. [Ord. 2022-12-034 § 1; Ord. 2001-04-032; Ord. 10701, 1995; Ord. 10647 § 3, 1995].