On August 16, 2021 the Board of Commissioners authorized the County Manager to pay premium pay to first responders who either are or may be in direct contact with a person who is infected with COVID-19 for an extended period of time. This request was approved for the pay periods beginning 08/22/21 – 01/08/22, which included a per-pay-period amount of $153.20 for FT employees and 10% for PT employees. This request applied to the below job titles in the Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Services:
Sheriff’s Office
• CAPTAIN • CHIEF DEPUTY • DEPUTY • DETECTIVE • DETENTION LIEUTENANT • DETENTION OFFICER • DETENTION SERGEANT • LIEUTENANT • MAJOR • MASTER DEPUTY • MASTER DETENTION OFFICER 4 • SERGEANT • SHERIFF
Emergency Services
• EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BATTALION CHIEF • EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CAPTAIN • EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LIEUTENANT • EMT • PARAMEDIC • EMERGENCY SERVICES CHIEF • EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIVISION CHIEF • EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION CHIEF
This request is to extend the premium pay through the pay period ending on June 25, 2022. This reqeust is also to include the titles of Emergency Services Training Officer, Telecommunications Deputy Chief, and Telecommunications Section Chief, at the same rates as above, for the pay periods of 1/09/22 - 6/25/22. These 3 additional positions are now in direct contact with persons who either are or may be infected with COVID-19 for an extended period of time.
Please approve this request.
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