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Montgomery County commissioners spar over HRM public-safety pay plan as sheriff urges raises to retain deputies
Summary
A contracted HRM study recommended increases to bring county public-safety pay closer to market; Sheriff Derek Cunningham and supporters urged action to attract and retain deputies while other commissioners asked for more time to review county financials before approving raises.
Montgomery County commissioners spent much of the information session debating whether to adopt a public-safety pay plan produced by HRM, an outside human-resources consultant, after the firm reported the county's salaries are below market.
Sheriff Derek Cunningham told the commission the HRM recommendations are intended to "get folks to normal" and said the proposal would help the sheriff's office attract and retain deputies…
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