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Sheriff's Office seeks MOU change for corrections deputies; HR warns wider fiscal impact
Summary
The Sheriff's Office presented an amendment to allow deputy corrections deputies to "top out" in three years instead of five, citing an FY26 cost of $725,427.31 for 45 employees; Human Resources and commissioners warned that pay‑parity and position transfers could increase the fiscal effect and asked for detailed cost modeling.
A substitute item from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office would amend the FY26 budget to reflect a memorandum of understanding with AFSCME Local 1733 that moves deputy corrections deputies to the top of their special salary schedule in three years rather than five. Alicia Lindsey, chief administrative officer for the Sheriff's Office, said the immediate economic impact to the FY26 budget is about $725,427.31 and that the change affects 45 employees.
Gerald Thornton, director of human resources, told commissioners he was not part of the MOU negotiations and cautioned that the change could have broader pay‑parity and budgeting consequences across county departments, including juvenile detention and corrections. Thornton said adjustments may raise costs beyond the amount presented today and urged the commission to review MOU language and calculate total fiscal implications before approving dollars.
Sheriff Floyd Bonner and CAO Lindsey said the Sheriff's Office supports retention initiatives and will return with additional budget amendment language; Lindsey also said the office may present a separate request to add a 2 percent increase on top of the 3 percent proposed to county employees to aid recruitment and retention. Commissioners asked for detailed position counts, vacancy/retention metrics and an estimate of how the proposals would interact with other pending parity proposals.
