County staff explain bill to set sheriff's base pay at $149,000
County staff briefed commissioners on House Bill 410, a state proposal to uncouple sheriff pay from judges' salaries and set a base salary of $149,000 with future cost-of-living adjustments; staff said the measure aims to simplify calculations that have produced retroactive pay adjustments under prior interpretations.
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Drew, a county staff member, told the Limestone County Commission at its work session that House Bill 410 would remove the sheriff's pay from a formula tied to judges' salaries and instead set a fixed base salary of $149,000, with the sheriff eligible for the same cost-of-living increases given to county employees.
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