Tipton County, City councils punt on immediate police, fire pay raises
Kokomo Tribune (IN)
Tipton County Council and the
City Council passed on giving immediate pay raises for their respective public safety employees, but both boards said they would not abandon the issue completely.
The County Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to table a resolution that would've increased the base pay for sheriff deputies to
$51,000 and
Brian Nichols was the only council member to abstain from the vote; Councilman
Butch Harpel was not present at the meeting.
A separate motion made by Nichols to increase pay to
$50,000 and
$37,000 for deputies and correctional officers, respectively, failed after not receiving a second.