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Sheriff and CAO argue 3% increase would aid recruiting; finance cautions against adding 3% to vacant positions
Summary
Item 5 would provide a 3% salary increase for all SCSO positions (~$5.45M). Sheriff Floyd Bonner and CAO Lindsey said the 3% helps recruitment and payroll readiness; Deputy CFO Michael Thompson recommended not adding 3% to vacant positions and asked for funding source clarity.
Item 5 requests a 3% across-the-board increase for Shelby County Sheriff's Office positions at an estimated cost of $5,452,075.88. Sheriff Floyd Bonner and CAO Alicia Lindsey argued the increase would aid recruitment and ensure payroll readiness when hiring into vacancies: "We're trying to fix our budget. We're trying to be good stewards of the taxpayers' money," the sheriff said while urging consideration of the funding requests.
Deputy CFO Michael Thompson said he would not recommend placing the 3% on vacant positions and asked commissioners to identify funding offsets; he said filled positions should receive increases but adding 3% to positions that are unfilled risks adding funded but unused salary dollars. Commissioners asked the sheriff's office for a five-year overtime and staffing analysis to show whether overtime rises because of under-staffing or other structural causes before committing to the change.
