Dispatchers to see pay increases after county pay study; committee approves PSCC request

Sep 13, 2025

Public Safety Communications director Egbert Dykstra told the committee a local pay study found Elkhart County’s starting and supervisory dispatcher pay lagging peers. The personnel committee approved increases to entry and supervisory starting wages and modest raises to shift differentials to improve recruitment and retention.

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Public Safety Communications director Egbert Dykstra told the personnel committee his department’s annual pay study found starting pay and supervisory starting pay at or near the bottom of peer counties. The committee approved his request to raise entry and supervisory starting wages and increase shift differentials.

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