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Council approves sheriff-requested changes to deputies' pay and court compensation
Summary
Sheriff Jim Heflin asked the council to change how deputy hours are calculated, to pay deputies for court appearances, and to increase holiday pay from $100 to double time; council approved the package 6–1.
Sheriff Jim Heflin presented three compensation proposals to the Blackford County Council on March 5: (1) change the pay-period calculation for road deputies from 171 hours per four-week period to an 80-hour two-week period, (2) provide compensation for deputies' court appearances, and (3) increase holiday pay from $100 per holiday to double time for road deputies, jailers and dispatchers.
The council approved the package in a recorded vote of 6–1. The motion, to "approve Overtime Compensation, Court Appearance Compensation, and Holiday pay as presented," was made by Patrick Cale and seconded by Ryan Goodspeed, according to the meeting minutes. The minutes record the sheriff's three specific requests but do not provide the ordinance language or projected fiscal impact in this meeting's text.
Sheriff Heflin framed the proposals as changes to scheduling and pay practices for road deputies and related staff. The minutes show the council debated and voted on the measures; they do not record whether the council identified a funding source or included a timeline for implementation beyond the approval vote.
