The Asotin County Commission has approved a $2-per-hour raise for certified corrections officers at the county jail, and a $5,000 stipend for the next five new hires.
According to the Lewiston Tribune, at Monday’s commission meeting, board members signed a memorandum of agreement with the sheriff’s office and the Asotin County Corrections Officers Guild “for the purpose of retaining employees under the American Rescue Plan Act.”
Commission Chairman Chuck Whitman says after passing a pre-employment investigation, background checks and testing, new hires will receive $1,500, followed by another $1,500 when they complete the training academy. The final $2,000 payment will be paid after a probationary period is completed.
Before the latest agreement, entry-level corrections officers were paid $19.37 per hour for their first six months on the job, and sergeants made $25.25 per hour during their first two years of work. In 2023, the new rates will go up by another 3% to cover cost-of-living increases. (Lewiston Tribune)
