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Commissioners approve lead-dispatch classification; defer FTO stipends and jailer request
Summary
After hearing from the sheriff's office and dispatch leadership, Miami County commissioners voted to create a lead-dispatch classification with associated pay and deferred decisions on field-training officer stipends and an additional jailer until broader policy on stipends is developed.
Miami County commissioners on Thursday agreed to create a new lead-dispatch classification and fund it at an estimated $16,480 per year, while deferring broader adoption of field training officer (FTO) stipends and an additional jailer requested by sheriff—s leadership.
Sarah (Sheriff's office representative) described longstanding turnover and training needs in dispatch and said the sheriff's office had sought a stipend to compensate employees who train new hires. "If you assign as an FTO, you get the stipend; if you're not assigned as an…
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