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Wilson County committee weighs targeted pay boost for sheriff's office to address retention
Summary
At a law enforcement committee meeting, members flagged deputy pay and retention concerns and asked staff to run fiscal options after a proposal to add roughly 12% (14% including existing steps) for sheriff's-office staff was floated; no formal salary increase was adopted tonight.
Wilson County's law enforcement committee spent a large portion of its meeting debating deputy pay and retention, with members voicing concern that long-serving deputies earn far less than advertised top-out figures and that recruitment is suffering.
The committee heard that some deputies with two decades of service earn roughly $55,000, while published top-out figures approach the high $60,000s. "Most agencies now around Nashville are trying to get starting pay for law enforcement at least at $60,000. That's the target," said Speaker 9 during the discussion.…
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