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Sheriff outlines incentive-pay program; board to consider FY27 funding after monitoring uptake

New Kent County Board of Supervisors · April 28, 2026
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Summary

The sheriff described an incentive-pay program for deputies to compensate collateral duties. The FY26 budget included $90,000 but participation exceeded that amount; the department estimates a capped maximum of about $183,000 if all positions were filled and requested the board consider FY27 adjustments.

County staff and the sheriff briefed the Board about a new incentive-pay program for sheriff’s office personnel that compensates employees for additional collateral duties. The FY26 budget contained roughly $90,000 for the program, but the sheriff said that participation and previously uncompensated collateral duties meant demand exceeded that amount from the outset.

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