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Commissioners approve $310,000 law-enforcement contract; manager warns fee-schedule could create subsidy risk
Summary
The Pitt County Board approved a roughly $310,000 contract for law-enforcement services but heard caution from the county manager that the board’s $47-per-hour fee schedule could leave the county subsidizing private contracts if higher-ranking officers are assigned more often than lower-paid deputies.
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a contract worth about $310,000 for law-enforcement services for a private entity after a discussion over whether the county’s $47-per-hour fee covers overtime costs for senior officers.
County Manager (speaker 1) told the board the sheriff’s office charges $47 per hour for contracted services and that “some officers at time and a half will make more than $47 an hour, and some officers at time and a half will make less than $47 an hour.” She walked through step pay…
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