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Community advisory group and advocates urge pay parity for sheriff's deputies with police and fire raises
Summary
Former community advisory group members and speakers urged the County Board to match the pay increase proposed for police and fire departments for sheriff's deputies, citing recruitment, retention and overtime impacts at the detention facility.
Speakers at the Arlington County budget hearing called on the County Board to give Arlington County Sheriff's Office uniformed deputies the same percentage pay increase proposed for police and fire personnel.
Charles Hadden, chair of the community advisory group to the sheriff's office, said limiting deputies to the 3.5% raise proposed in the manager's budget while police and fire receive larger increases would worsen pay inequities and exacerbate…
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