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Sheriff Tanner asks council to raise starting pay, cites competition and retention; presents $3.2M general-fund increase request
Summary
Sheriff P.J. Tanner told the Beaufort County Council the sheriff's office is losing deputies to better‑paying local, state and federal employers and asked the county to raise starting pay to about $60,000 effectively by combining an entry‑level raise and the draft 3% COLA.
Sheriff P.J. Tanner told the council the sheriff's office has persistent vacancies and competing employers and asked the county to increase law‑enforcement starting pay and adjust pay brackets to retain deputies and other public‑safety staff.
Tanner gave a short history of retention and pay in the sheriff's office and said the county competes for recruits with state agencies (e.g., SLED, highway patrol), neighboring municipalities (Bluffton, Port Royal), and non‑law enforcement employers (for example, some service‑industry jobs and federal agencies). He said a starting deputy salary presented in the draft budget would be raised to about $58,000 and,…
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