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Sheriff asks to raise deputies and detention officers; board requests detailed cost estimate
Summary
Sheriff Brent Holbrooks proposed advancing deputy pay grades one level, elevating detention officers to the deputy grade, and advancing civilian staff one grade; estimated half-year cost roughly $185,000 using vacancy savings, and commissioners asked staff to model options in Munis and return next month.
Sheriff Brent Holbrooks presented a personnel proposal seeking to raise pay grades across the Macon County Sheriff's Office to improve recruitment and retention. The sheriff told the board his office compared pay with five neighboring agencies and found Macon County starting salaries lagging; he proposed advancing deputies and civilian employees one pay grade and elevating detention officers to the deputy pay grade.
"We propose advancing deputy pay grades by 1 level in order to be comparable and competitive with other agencies and…
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