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Sheriff asks commission to allocate rising state jail revenue to deputies’ pay steps; action approved pending required public hearing
Summary
Sheriff Lacey requested the commission allocate increased state inmate daily incarceration revenue to bring deputies’ pay to approved step levels. Commissioners approved the request in principle but noted a public hearing is required to finalize any budget adjustment.
San Juan County Sheriff Lacey asked the commission on Oct. 21 to allocate higher state payments for inmates housed in the county jail toward raising sheriff’s‑office employee pay to approved step and lane levels.
The sheriff explained that the state’s annual recalculation of the daily incarceration rate — the per‑inmate payment counties receive when housing state inmates — has risen and that the jail has already received increased…
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