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Large Sheriff’s Office budget amendments pass committee amid debates over pay, vacancy savings and staffing
Summary
The committee approved multiple motions affecting the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office budget — including ratifying collective‑bargaining changes, setting a minimum wage threshold for county positions and reconciling the sheriff’s budget — while deputies’ pay, vacancy savings and a $44.3 million salary restriction drew sustained debate.
A string of budget amendments affecting the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office dominated committee discussion on June 18, with commissioners approving several motions that will change staffing, pay steps and vacancy assumptions in the FY26 operating budget.
Major items included ratification of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AFSCME Local 1733, changes to deputy and corrections pay schedules that would let some corrections deputies “top out” faster, a motion to raise positions currently paid below the county minimum to the $40,501.50 threshold adopted by ordinance, and a reconciliation motion that asked the Sheriff’s Office to return to FY25 funding levels as a baseline for the FY26 consolidated submission.
Highlights of committee action and debate - The committee ratified the…
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