After a few weeks of deliberation, county staff came forward with a proposal this week to increase the starting wage for corrections officers in Saline County. The action comes at a critical point where the struggle to hire and retain corrections officers has left the county sheriff concerned about adequately staffing a new jail, which is set to open later this year.
Sheriff Roger Soldan and Marilyn Leamer, the county's human resources director, came to the county commission Tuesday with a proposal for increased wages that came after direction from the board last week to explore increasing wages for all corrections officers in the county.
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Beginning in the next pay period, the starting hourly wage for Saline County correctional officers will increase by $2.99, from $19.41 per hour to $22.40 per hour.
The modifications approved by the commission March 7 includes revising the corrections officer pay grade from grade 15 to grade 17 starting at what the county defines as "step 2." In turn, the measure will modify pay grades for correction officers II, III, and those defined as Corporal and Sergeant, ensuring new hires are not making the same or more than veteran employees.
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