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Sheriff presses board for pay increases to retain deputies; staff urges caution on recurring costs
Summary
Sheriff told supervisors his department needs mid‑range and top‑out pay adjustments to retain staff and that a $500,000 recurring increase in FY26 (and additional funds in later years) would address retention pressures; county finance staff warned recurring raises without recurring revenue would create structural pressure.
The sheriff told the Board that vacancies remain a central challenge for public safety and urged a compensation package to reduce mid-range and top-out pay compression. The sheriff said recent increases in starting pay helped recruiting but that retention requires higher pay later in deputies’ careers; he estimated a $500,000 FY26 cost to address the immediate mid-range/top-out gap and roughly $180,000 more the next year to complete the adjustment.
Finance staff cautioned that adding recurring personnel costs without a recurring revenue source would threaten the county’s…
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