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Lancaster sheriff urges board to cover state pay raises, dispatcher regrade and extra deputies
Summary
Sheriff outlined large budget increases driven by state-mandated raises, a 6% dispatcher regrade and higher overtime tied to staffing shortages and mental-health transports; asked board to consider one extra patrol deputy and one jail deputy and a $500 across‑the‑board step for deputies not covered by regrade.
Sheriff (unnamed), speaking to the Lancaster County Board of Supervisors during a March 27 budget work session, said actions by the General Assembly that take effect July 1 will increase the sheriff’s office payroll costs and asked the board to absorb the changes in the county budget.
The sheriff said the General Assembly and governor approved a 3% across‑the‑board pay raise for staff plus a 1.5% bonus and a separate 6% regrade for dispatchers. "The general assembly also stated that 6% regrade is on top of the 3% pay raise," he said, noting the county employs eight of the office’s 10 dispatchers and the regrade applies to those positions. He told supervisors starting pay for dispatchers is roughly $40,000 and the lowest paid dispatcher is paid about $40,500.
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