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Quorum Court approves salary waivers for five sheriff's office positions after committee debate
Summary
The Finance Committee voted to send five salary-waiver requests for sheriff's office employees to Quorum Court after a lengthy debate about pay-range limits and whether waivers should be handled in the budget process; the committee recorded a 13-1 vote to advance the waivers.
The Benton County Finance Committee voted to advance five salary-waiver requests for sheriff's-office employees to Quorum Court after a prolonged discussion about process and equity.
Finance staff introduced the waivers as salary-policy items for five positions in the sheriff's office; staff said the waivers are for employees who, after a standard 4% raise, would be pushed slightly above the established pay range maximums. The county's chief deputy (S8) said…
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