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Commissioners approve immediate salary adjustment for jailers to boost hiring
Summary
The court approved a pay adjustment for jailer positions, which county staff and the sheriff said has led to new applicants and will be effective immediately following an amended motion; commissioners discussed training differences between jailers and patrol deputies and noted one jailer holds a deputy commission.
Commissioners voted to approve a salary adjustment for jailers and amended the motion to make the increase effective immediately.
Sheriff’s office representatives said the pay change had already produced hiring interest: staff reported seven applicants since the last court and eight testing this morning. The sheriff's office said it currently has about 20 open jailer positions and that raising pay should improve recruitment. The sheriff’s office also said the records staff previously moved from pay step 11 to step 13 and that the salary adjustment for jailers would still leave savings in unused salary lines (the speaker said the change would still save more than $200,000 in unused salaries).
Commissioners asked about qualifications and training: staff said jailers attend jail-specific training and that, to move to a patrol deputy position, jailers must complete an additional six-month academy; one jailer currently carries a deputy commission. The motion to approve the salary adjustment was made and seconded, then amended to be effective immediately and passed by voice vote.
The court did not specify the exact new pay amounts in the public record of the meeting transcript; staff said the change is effective immediately and that they will continue recruitment and testing.
