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Budget committee approves raises for 911 dispatchers, accepts separate E-911 pay schedule
Summary
Committee voted to increase dispatcher pay after testimony about chronic overtime and turnover; the committee also accepted E911 director and assistant director salary numbers outside the county grade scale and approved removing grade ties for dispatch classifications.
Committee members voted to raise pay for county 911 dispatchers after testimony from dispatch leadership about high turnover and chronic staffing pressure. A dispatch representative told the committee that with 18 dispatchers and 24/7 operations, employees often must fill extra shifts when coworkers are sick or on leave, and that current pay made it difficult for…
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