Florida deputies denied payroll requests
In Lee County, Florida, sheriff's deputies have been fighting hard for pay raises and overtime policy changes. As reported by The News-Press, the county commissioners recently denied all of these requests, leaving 400 of the deputies to work without a contract. This controversy has been an ongoing battle. It was only sent to the commissioners after reaching a stalemate earlier in the year between the sheriff's office and the International Union of Police Associations.
Ryan Burton, the deputies' union lawyer, sought what he considers a well deserved $2,600 payroll raise for his clients. "These employees have to work a substantial amount of overtime and off-duty details just to support their families," he told The News-Press.
According to Southwest Florida's WINK-TV, in early April the union argued that 40 of the deputies were so poorly paid that they were receiving food stamp benefits. County commissioner Frank Mann insisted that it was unlikely that deputies were living off food stamps, but due to the tough economical situation in Lee, there wasn't any room for giving out raises anyway.
Commissioner Larry Kiker told The News-Press that while giving raises is currently not an option, it will be a future consideration.
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