Deputies land 8% raise
The San Diego Deputy Sheriff’s Association has won an 8% raise for their 2300 members. San Diego deputies will get a 2 percent raise in June, a 1 percent hike next year, 3 percent more pay in 2016 and another 2 percent in 2017. They will also receive a $750 payment in July. The deal also increases flex credits to eligible employees and adds two steps to the salary scale. The agreement is projected to cost the county an extra $13.9 million in the 2014-15 budget.
But there were some give backs. The county, which had been picking up a portion of the employees’payments, will reduce that expenditure beginning this year by two-thirds, and eliminate it entirely in 2018. The deal also ends a $1,500 annual payment to employees who have worked for 30 years.