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Budget committee approves sheriff's retention bonus plan, ties payout to anticipated rollover
Summary
Facing staffing losses, the sheriff proposed a one-time retention bonus funded from expected unspent rollover; the committee approved the plan but asked staff to re-evaluate funding in June if the actual rollover is lower than anticipated.
The Anderson County Budget Committee approved a sheriff-proposed one-time retention bonus for deputies, to be funded from anticipated unspent rollover funds, to help address recent departures in dispatch, school resource officer and patrol positions.
Sheriff Barker said the office expects more than $800,000 in unspent funds and proposed using a portion to fund a retention bonus (the sheriff estimated the proposal would cost…
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