Warren County sheriff outlines 2026 pay-matrix changes, $22,000 budget increase
Sheriff Anthony Pruitt presented a revised deputy salary matrix that removes longevity pay and adds years-of-service steps to correct pay errors; the change creates a $22,000 increase in the 2026 sheriff's budget and no department-wide cost-of-living raise was included.
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Sheriff Anthony Pruitt told the council on June 17 that his 2026 budget includes a revised pay matrix that removes longevity pay for deputies and replaces it with increases tied to years of service. He said the change fixes errors in the originally adopted matrix that resulted in a highest-paid deputy earning more than a sergeant and that three deputies were miscalculated.
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