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Commissioners debate salary‑committee structure as sheriff warns of critical staffing shortfalls
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to create a legislative recommending committee or pursue an administrative process to implement a $1 million pay‑study fund, with department heads and the sheriff urging swift action amid recruitment and retention problems.
Utah County commissioners spent a large portion of the March 13 meeting debating how to convert a previously approved $1 million set‑aside into pay increases and a salary schedule after staff and department heads raised concerns about hiring and retention.
Commissioner Graves introduced a resolution to create a recommending committee to review market studies and propose a salary schedule and implementation approach. Graves said the goal was to include department representation and produce recommendations within four to six weeks to allow budget adjustments.…
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