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HUNTINGDON (June 13) — Carroll County Budget Committee is advancing through the annual budget process with a goal of setting the tax rate and budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year during the August 12 meeting of the Carroll County Commission.
The Budget Committee is working to give all employees a two-percent raise over the current pay rate. Employes currently making less than $12 per hour will be advanced to that rate.
Sheriff Andy Dickson asked for a pay increase larger than the two percent for employees of his departments – the Sheriff’s and Jail departments. During a Budget Committee meeting in May, Dickson requested pay raises totaling $125,000 for deputies, investigators, and salary supplements for the Sheriff’s Department. Dickson additionally requested a raise of $1 per hour, or a total of $118,000 in raises for dispatchers, correctional officers, clerical, cafeteria, maintenance, part-time personnel, and overtime for the Jail. He also requested a fund to reward longevity of service to the department. That fund would come from any unused budgeted funds for his department. Dickson reminded the committee members that former Sheriff Bendell Bartholomew was successful in getting his department pay raises through Chancery Court.
During the June 13 meeting, the Budget Committee voted to grant all employees, regardless of department, a two-percent raise. They also denied the Sheriff’s Department request for longevity pay.
Committee member Johnny Blount received unanimous support for his motion for the across-the-board two-percent raises and committee member Manuel Crossno received unanimous approval for his motion to deny the longevity pay. They both cited other department heads could possibly make similar requests if granted to the Sheriff’s Department.