(Clarinda) -- Page County officials have agreed on a starting wage for county deputies.
During its regular meeting Thursday, the Page County Board of Supervisors approved a starting wage of $25.30 an hour for deputies in the county sheriff's office. The decision followed a discussion between the board and Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer. Previous talks had centered around a $27 an hour wage based on a 2,080-hour work year. But, Supervisor Chair Alan Armstrong says the county is moving to 2,088 hours in the upcoming fiscal year knocking down the hourly wage. Despite less call volume than area police departments due to their concentration, Palmer says one of his primary reasons for wanting a higher pay is that deputies often respond to calls on their own.
"When you're out there in the middle of the night, or the middle of the day, dealing with a call and your back-up is 20 minutes away, you got have that integrity, and this is a different world than it used to be, you've got be able to handle things, and know which ones up," said Palmer. "And yes, there are police officers that can do that--I would say that most of the police officers in Shenandoah and Clarinda can do that. However, they don't have to do it, they have their back-up--they're right there."
The $25.30 hourly wage for both Iowa Law Enforcement Academy certified and non-certified deputies would be $52,826. Armstrong says it would be roughly $3,500 below the lowest-paid deputy currently on staff.
As of April 31,...
NC said Thursday it has filed a criminal complaint against the operator of the YouTube channel "Yeonglaegi" on charges of spreading false information and obstructing business operations related to...