Friday, July 21, 2017

Starke County Council to Review Officer Pay

Posted on July 21, 2017
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI

Starke County Sheriff Bill Dulin asked the county council members to review the pay scale for the sheriff’s department.

Sheriff Dulin said he’s losing officers to other departments and the salary offered is not competitive with other departments. In fact, he told the council that he’s lost four officers. He said it’s hard to attract applicants with what he’s able to offer. Dulin mentioned that his department is the lowest paid department in the county and the eighth lowest in terms of competitive salaries in the state.

The sheriff added that his department has not gotten any sort of raises outside of the cost of living in 25 years. He has submitted a $5,000 pay increase for officers in the 2018 budget.

A committee will be put together to analyze the budget and what kind of salary amendments can be brought to the table. In addition, the matter of officer retention will be discussed and leadership with the commissioners and council.

Budget discussions are set to begin Aug. 11 at 9 a.m.

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