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Commissioners add $240 per-paycheck night-shift incentive for detention officers to address vacancies
Summary
To address chronic vacancies in the detention center, the board amended the personnel resolution to pay a $240 per pay period incentive to up to eight officers permanently assigned to night shift; commissioners also discussed broader pay study.
Craven County on Feb. 17 amended its personnel resolution to add a $240-per-pay-period incentive for detention officers and supervisors permanently assigned to night shift, a change intended to reduce turnover and ease staffing shortages.
Human-resources staff presented the request, saying the detention center routinely rotates officers between day and night shifts but that rotating…
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