CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Carter County law enforcement will see more change in their pockets this holiday season and going forward.
On Monday night, commissioners voted to approve a five dollar an hour raise for all sheriff’s department employees, people working in corrections and school resource officers.
The first motion to give the raise to patrol officers and “front” of house employees, such as patrol officers, was unanimously approved.
The second motion to give the same raise to “back” of house employees, such as dispatchers, was approved with two commissioners abstaining.
Sergeant Douglas Mahan is one of many deputies who will see an extra five dollars an hour in their paycheck from now on.
“Actually feeling really surprised, really good,” Mahan said. “It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been with the department almost twelve years. This is the best news I’ve gotten in the twelve years I been there.”
Deputies said staying loyal to the county is finally paying off, but it hasn’t been without it’s hardships over the years.
“There’s a lot of us that have had to work two jobs, sometimes three, over the years, just to be able to make ends meet and provide for our families,” Mahan said. “Now, we’ll be able to focus on one.”
“Retention’s been a big problem,” Baliff Brent Baker said. “We’ll also be able to attract really high quality candidates and that will improve the quality of life in Carter County.”
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