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Rutherford County committee sends $8.2 million pay-study request to budget committee
Summary
Public Safety Committee voted to forward a compensation plan that would cost about $8.2 million to the county budget office for review, targeting higher pay to improve recruitment and retention for first responders.
Rutherford County Public Safety Committee members voted May 20 to send a compensation analysis and a proposed $8.2 million target to the county budget office for further study and possible inclusion in the fiscal-year budget.
The request, presented by Mr. Beverly during the committee meeting, lays out options to move county pay toward a 70th-percentile target among peer jurisdictions and to recognize more experience and longevity in pay steps. Beverly told the committee, “So we’re asking for an $8,200,000 increase to the budget.”
The plan breaks costs…
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