Amid Budget Woes, Dauphin County’s Part-time Solicitors get Pricey Perks
Dauphin County taxpayers pay their solicitors nearly eight times what comparable size counties spend on row office solicitors. The county has six solicitor positions for five of its elected row offices, and is unusual in that each of the solicitors to get full benefits and a pension.
Davina Hurt, director, government ethics, said while the decision to give solicitors pension is a policy decision, the fact the solicitors are still practicing does give pause.
“I would be curious to learn how they’re separating their personal law firm with that of their county law business because they have to be extremely careful and thoughtful that they are purely serving the public’s interest and not their own,” Hurt said.
Davina Hurt, director, government ethics, quoted by Penn Live.