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Berkeley County sheriff asks commissioners for pay bumps, new deputies and civilian positions to ease patrol workload
Summary
Sheriff Robert "Rob" Blair presented a multi‑line budget request seeking two additional deputy positions, a $5,000 across‑the‑board pay increase for deputies (roughly $375,000), and three civilian hires (evidence technician, quartermaster/training coordinator, additional police social worker) intended to free sworn officers for patrol duties.
Sheriff Robert "Rob" Blair told the Berkeley County Commission on March 1 that his office needs new personnel and equipment to keep pace with county growth and rising public‑safety demands. Blair asked commissioners to approve two additional deputy positions and a $5,000 increase to base pay for deputies, a package he said would raise the starting salary to about $62,466 and cost roughly $375,000 across the force.
Blair framed the requests as retention and recruitment tools in a competitive labor market he said now pulls deputies to neighboring municipal departments and the West…
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