Commission rescinds 80%‑staffing jail pay incentive, asks sheriff to submit pay sheet
The commission voted to rescind the policy tying an extra $1 jail pay incentive to an 80% staffing threshold and asked Sheriff Chris Wells to submit a pay‑sheet for standardized 2026 pay rates to apply retroactively if needed.
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Sheriff Chris Wells and commissioners discussed a prior incentive that paid jail employees an extra $1 per hour when staffing stayed above an 80% threshold. The sheriff asked how the incentive should be reflected in payroll records and whether the county should treat it as a separate line or fold it into base pay.
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