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Sheriff details staffing, training and a proposed pay-scale adjustment to address turnover
Summary
Sheriff's office presented an 84-hour pay-scale proposal intended to reduce turnover among patrol, dispatch and jail staff; commissioners asked staff to model a lower-cost scenario and regrade dispatch positions for competitiveness with nearby counties.
The sheriff and staff presented a wage-study-backed proposal aimed at stemming high turnover in patrol, dispatch and jail positions. Staff described a proposed 84-hour pay scale developed from a regional wage survey and recommended targeted increases around the 4——-year retention bottleneck so deputies do not leave for higher-paying nearby employers.
"We're hoping for to retain our law enforcement officers better, and reduce the cost of having to replace," a staff…
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