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(l)Martin County Sheriff; (2) Stuart Police Department; (3)Indian River Shores Public Safety Department; (4) St. Lucie Sheriff's Office; (5)Port St. Lucie Police Department; (6)Ft.Pierce Police Department; (7) Vero Beach Police Department; (8) Sebastian Police Department;and (9)Fellsmere Police Department. (See Sheriff Exhibit 7). There was no objecting from the Union as to the use of the foregoing entities. A. Recommendation for Newly Hired Deputies: The record evidence reflects that the current starting salary for Deputies at the Indian River Sheriffs Office($38,950) is lower than all but one of those jurisdictions,Fellsmere. When comparing he starting salary for Deputies at the Indian River Sheriff's Office with the list of comparable jurisdictions noted above, such starting salary is more than$8,500 lower than that of the neighboring Martin County Sheriff's Office, and over$6,000 less than neighboring St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. As a result,all Parties hereto agree that the starting salary for Deputies must be raised substantially in order to attract and retain qualified Deputies necessary for continued and expanded service in Indian River County. In accepting this challenge, the Union's last proposal sought to increase the starting salary for those Deputies hired after April 30, 2017 to$41,500, and those hired after April 30, 2018 to$41,000. The Sheriff,on the other hand, proposed to increase starting salary for newly hired Deputies to $42,000. Following my careful review of the comparable jurisdictions, it is Recommended that the Starting Salary for Deputies be increased to $42,000. It is also Recommended that Deputies with one year of service receive an increase of base salary to $43,000. 5 9