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