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Sheriff's office asks Northumberland supervisors to fund one‑time 5% hardship supplement for full‑time staff
Summary
Chief Deputy Alan Garland told supervisors the sheriff's office has roughly $118,000 in year‑end salary savings and is requesting $103,199.86 to pay a one‑time 5% hardship supplement to about 40 full‑time employees, citing staffing shortages and retention concerns.
Alan Garland, chief deputy of the Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office, asked the Board of Supervisors on May 12 to allow the department to use $103,199.86 of year‑end salary and part‑time savings to pay a one‑time 5% hardship supplement to full‑time employees.
“For the record, Alan Garland, chief deputy of the sheriff's office,” Garland said, and told the board the office will have “approximately a $118,000 left in our salaries and part time line items.” He said the sheriff’s office is requesting “to use $103,199.86 of that to provide all full time employees with a one time 5% hardship supplement before the end of this fiscal year.”
Garland said the…
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