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Effingham County approves three‑year contract for circuit clerk FOP employees with wage increases
Summary
The board approved a three‑year contract with the circuit clerk FOP employees: 3% wage increase in year one and 3.5% in years two and three, and raised the starting wage for newly hired employees to $17 per hour.
The Effingham County board approved a three‑year contract with Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) employees in the circuit clerk's office.
After returning from closed session, Jeremy Daters moved to approve the contract and Sandy Rich seconded. The Chair summarized key contract terms for the public record: “it’s a 3%, 3 and a half percent, 3 and a half percent,” referring to the annual wage increases over the three years, and said the agreement raises the starting wage for newly hired employees to $17 an hour.
A roll call vote recorded approval by the majority of board members present; one member (Mike Bezzart) voted no. The Chair said these changes will be part of the public record and thanked those involved in negotiations. The board noted that the agreement had been discussed in closed session and that final language was completed for public disclosure prior to the vote.
