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3t'u <br /> ORANGE COZIN'IY <br /> BOARD OF COCMISSIONERS Action I: nrda <br /> Item No:12)— 19 <br /> ACTION AG :OA I 1 i S` RACT <br /> MEET:ENG DATE. March 7, 1983 <br /> Subject: Sheriff Department Salary Increase Request <br /> public H.axing: Yes. <br /> • <br /> Atcks.ceniM(s): Ken Thompson <br /> B.M. Whitehead <br /> YES Phpne Ntr:t <br /> PURP0SE: <br /> To consider authorizing an at'ditiona.l fifteen percent salary increase <br /> :Ear an- emp7.oye.e in the Office of the Sheriff. Specifically, an increa <br /> for SErgeant Ear-1 Thomas -from-`$13, 644 to $15,612. <br /> Imo: The Sheriff recommended and subsequently received Board approval, <br /> to establish the classification of Sergeant within his department. <br /> Seven existing positions were then reallocated to that classification <br /> The Sheriff selected five employees to promote from within the depart- <br /> ment. In accordance with Article VI, Section 6 of the Personnel Or- <br /> dinance employees receive a one-step (5%) salary increase, or an in- <br /> crease to the minimum of the new range established for the class, whip <br /> ever is higher, The promotions were made effective January 15, 1983 <br /> —.and were in accordance with the Ordinance. However, in the case of_. <br /> Sergeant Earl Thomas the one-step salary increase permitted was deeme <br /> insufficient by the Sheriff. Several meetings were held to discuss <br /> the spirit and intent of the Ordinance and to convey why an exception <br /> could not be granted. The Sheriff is seeking authorization from the <br /> Board to grant. an exception to the Ordiance to permit Sergeant Earl <br /> Thomas to receive an additional fifteen percent increase in salary. <br /> =ACT: The impact of approving this request is two-fold. First, since the <br /> adoption of the Ordiance in 1976 all promotions have been limited to <br /> a one-step increase, or an increase to the minimum of the new range, <br /> To grant an exception would cause disparity and inequity in the ad- <br /> ministration of the Pay Plan , Second, due to projected cost overruns <br /> in the Sheriff's budget, resulting in the need to-transfer funds from <br /> other accounts , there, is question asIte any additional fund avail-° <br /> ability. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Disapprove the request. <br />