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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. The foregoing recommendation satisfies the statutory criteria in the following manner: First, with regard to the first two comparability criteria, the County maintains,with no dispute from the Union,that the Department lags behind other comparable jurisdictions with regard to entry level pay for its Deputies. In this regard,the County notes that"In terms of comparability, then,the starting salary of Deputies at the Indian River Sheriffs Office must be raised substantially in order to become and remain competitive." In addition,this recommendation achieves the goal of eliminating the compression issues at the bottom level of the Deputy pay scale by moving those Deputies hired after April 30,2017 with a current base salary of$38,950 to a salary that is higher than those Deputies hired after April 30, 2018 making the same base salary. To achieve this goal, I recommend an additional$1000 differential thereby creating an established salary of$43,000 for all bargaining Unit members with one year of service. All other Bargaining Unit Members shall have their base salaries increased by 4.3%. The next statutory criteria,"availability of funds", is satisfied by fashioning a recommendation within the parameters already approved by the County Commissioners who, as noted above, approved a 5% increase for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The final statutory criteria,"the interest and welfare of the public"is likewise satisfied by fashioning Deputy salaries that will attract and retain qualified and dedicated law enforcement Deputies as reflected by recent actions by the Florida Legislature in demanding more Deputies to protect our students in their schools. Moreover, the public interest is always satisfied with a stable and dedicated police presence. 8 12