Grand jury: Raise Harrison County deputies’ pay
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – A Harrison County grand jury wants the Board of Supervisors to increase deputies’ pay and start setting aside money to build a new detention center for juveniles.
The Sun Herald reports the recommendations are among those made by the latest-serving grand jury in the Gulfport division of Harrison County Circuit Court.
Grand jury recommendations to increase deputies’ pay had become rare in recent years. In a report filed Tuesday, the grand jury said it recommends the increase “to be competitive with other local law enforcement agencies.”
Sheriff Troy Peterson has been pushing for a pay raise since he took office in January. A study compiled by his transition team and verified by the Sun Herald shows Harrison County’s deputies are among the county’s lowest paid law enforcement officers.
