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Pitt County restores twice-year clothing allowance for non-uniform deputies after contentious debate over receipts
Summary
After an extended discussion, the Pitt County Board of Commissioners voted July 21 to restore the longstanding twice-year clothing allowance payment for non-uniformed deputy positions, reversing a staff proposal that would have required receipts and delayed reimbursement.
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners on July 21 voted to restore the county's prior practice of paying a clothing allowance in two installments each year to deputies who do not wear a traditional uniform, despite a proposal from county staff to require receipts and process reimbursements more frequently.
Sheriff Vance explained the operational reasons investigators and specialized deputies use business or nontraditional uniforms and said the allowance helps cover clothing that serves as their professional attire and sometimes job-specific protective clothing. "When you look at people in business attire,…
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