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Commissioners approve minor pay-plan and job-title changes, renaming 'jailer' to 'detention officer'

Craven County Board of Commissioners · November 17, 2025

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Summary

Following a classification and compensation study, the board approved amendments to the personnel resolution (Article 4) to rename 'jailer' as 'detention officer', change 'jail' to 'detention center', and remove fixed percentage references in favor of '1 step'/'2 step' language.

The Board of Commissioners approved minor revisions to the county's personnel resolution (Article 4, Pay Plan) on Nov. 17 following a presentation by human-resources staff.

Ms. Parker explained the recommended changes stem from an implemented classification and compensation study. The amendments replace the job title 'jailer' with 'detention officer' and the facility label 'jail' with 'detention center.' Separately, language that previously specified exact percentage differences between pay steps (e.g., 2.4% and 4.8%) will be removed in favor of referencing '1 step' or '2 step' to accommodate rounding variances when the pay plan is adjusted annually. The HR representative also recommended removing a prior practice of an automatic step increase at the end of probation that ended with the 2018 salary study.

Commissioners asked where the percentages remain referenced (promotion/demotion and merit sections) and were assured step references will remain in the policies and that salary tables will be published in an annex. The board approved the amendment by voice vote.