Franklin County wants more retirement pay for workers who oversee prisoners

County Commissioners have agreed to approach the state to see if county workers who oversee inmate work crews can get additional retirement pay.

District 1 commissioner Pinki Jackel raised the issue – she said those workers who supervise inmates are in harm’s way and should get high risk retirement pay.

She said they do a lot of the same work that correctional officers do, and they are out there with shovels and other tools so there is a risk factor there.

Commissioners said the difference is likely in the amount of training that correctional officers get over county employees but still felt it was worth looking in to.

Commissioners said the issue could impact almost every county employee since all county workers are certified to oversee inmate crews even if they don’t do it on a regular basis.

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