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Sheriff asks for pay, equipment and overtime increases; commissioners trim request, hold vehicle purchases pending RFP
Summary
Sheriff Crano presented a revised FY2017 budget with higher pay and equipment costs, prompting the commissioners to accept reductions in the sheriff's reconciliation, pause planned vehicle purchases pending an RFP, and reallocate $500,000 of projected overtime into a hiring reserve.
Sheriff Crano presented a revised FY2017 budget for the Saint Mary's County Sheriff's Office, asking the board to cover pay adjustments from a recent compensation study, replacement vehicles and higher overtime costs. Commissioners agreed to some reductions in the sheriff's reconciliation and asked staff to return with a final, balanced number.
The sheriff's office outlined three large cost drivers: overtime (projected to be about $1.0 million historically), vehicle replacement (33 vehicles, estimated $427,126 under exempt financing plus payments on 16 replacement vehicles previously received) and employee compensation changes tied to a consultant study. The sheriff said the total non-grant increase over FY2016 was about $3.2 million and that a separate consultant-recommended pay adjustment added about $1.7 million in personnel costs once…
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