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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes -Final September 13, 2019 Chuck Kirby spoke on his concern of the number of deputies leaving the Sheriffs Office to go to other counties for higher wages. Greg Stanley expressed his feelings regarding the Sheriffs Proposal. He asked the Board for fairness and for their consideration in moving deputies with over 20 years of service to the top of the pay scale. Attorney Harpring, in response to former Sheriff Roy Raymond,asked if County Attorney Dylan Reingold would clarify his request for the submission of those presentations. Attorney Reingold explained that he had requested documents from both parties as part of the final agenda packet that was provided to the Board in preparations for the hearing. There being no further speakers,the Chairman referred back to the Board to deliberate. Commissioner Flescher agreed that the starting salary was not up to par and that the Sheriffs Office was losing valuable veterans whose experience and knowledge in that field was very important. He recommended a base salary increase of 5% instead of the 4.3% . A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Commissioner Zorc, for discussion to accept the Special Magistrate's Recommendations: 1)Increase the starting salary to $42,000; 2)Those deputies hired on or after April 30, 2018 who have one year of service shall have their salary adjusted to $43,000 effective the first full pay period of October 2018; 3)Bargaining Unit members hired before April 30, 2018 and unaffected by recommendation(2) shall receive a 5%, instead of 4.3%increase in their base salary. Should this calculation produce a result that is less than $43,000, any such Deputy so affected shall have his/her base salary adjusted to $43,000 with any balance given to any such Deputy in lump sum fashion; 4)Increase the top salary by 4.3%resulting in a new top salary of$65,867; 5)Move those bargaining unit members who have at least 20 years of experience with the County to an annual salary of$63,151,and 6)Those bargaining unit members who were already at the top of the pay grade ($63,151) shall move to the new top salary of$65,867. UNDER DISCUSSION, Commissioner O'Bryan felt that the Special Magistrate's Recommendation number 6: Those bargaining unit members who were already at the top of the pay($63,151) shall move to the new top salary of$65,867 should be included in next year's collective bargaining between the parties. He pointed out that with the collective bargaining continuing, an opportunity was missed to hire new recruits at a higher pay scale and that during the economic downturn,no County employees were given raises for five years. He felt neither the Special Magistrate's or Indian River County Florida Page 5