Two new Starke County jail sergeant positions will be created in the salary ordinance.
Sheriff Bill Dulin requested the creation of the positions during last week’s Starke County Commissioners meeting.
“The pay increase will be an additional 45 cents an hour, about $1,000 a year,” said Dulin. “The need is due to the amount of movement in the jail with transports to court, doctor appointments and rehabilitation courses within the facility. It will also cut down on overtime and comp time.”
New employees will not be hired for this position, but a jailer working the day shift and a jailer working the night shift will be appointed as jail sergeants to supervise the jail and the staff members during the shifts.
Commissioner Kathy Norem clarified that the jail sergeant position will act like the paramedic shift captain in the Starke County EMS Department.
The commissioners unanimously approved the positions.
