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Committee approves higher pay band for state crime lab medical examiner classification to ease recruitment
Summary
The committee approved a request to establish a labor-market rate of up to $350,000 for the crime lab associate medical examiner classification, citing high turnover and recruitment difficulties; Office of Personnel Management estimated implementation cost at about $248,000 from general revenue.
The Budget Personnel Committee approved a request from the Department of Public Safety to establish a labor‑market rate of up to $350,000 for the classification of crime lab associate medical examiner, citing a nearly 17% turnover rate and recruitment challenges.
Department of Public Safety representatives told the committee that the requested change would allow the agency to increase salaries for incumbents and better compete in the labor market. Karen Perry, chief financial officer for the Department of Public Safety, and Philip Warner, the department's head of human resources, were present to explain the…
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