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Show By GARY R. BLODGETT FARMINGTON A dispute over the controversial "anniversary" "an-niversary" pay scale used by the sheriff's department erupted again Tuesday afternoon after-noon in the Davis County Commission meeting. THE FLAREUP-which lasted nearly a half-hour without anything being solved occurred between Sheriff William (Dub) Lawrence and Earl King, county director of personnel. The dispute stems from a half-dozen pay vouchers submitted sub-mitted by Sheriff Lawrence and rejected by Mr. King. "I DON'T agree with your anniversary dates," Mr. King told the sheriff, "and until you can show me where I'm wrong, the vouchers won't be approved by me. It will then be the decision of the commission com-mission as to whether or not they want to approve them." Sheriff Lawrence countered: "THERE ISN'T anything wrong with those vouchers. They are the same as the original ones I sent you because they are accurate and my men deserve having their salaries paid now, not put off." The two then argued about the starting date of a deputy under the sheriff's department depart-ment anniversary scale which is separate from the county pay scale followed by other county employees. MR. KING contends that the starting date should be the day they are hired full-time. full-time. But does that mean fulltime as a deptuy or as a county employee? Under the sheriff department's depart-ment's anniversary scale, a deputy serves a 6-month probation period and then is given permanent status. FROM 1 to 7 years, the deputy receives a 6.3 percent salary raise each year of his anniversary (day he was hired). From 7 to 10 years, the 6.3 percent increase is offered only every 18 months, and from the 11th year on, the pay raise is given only every two years again on the anniversary an-niversary of his hiring with the department. This increase is in addition to the regular "cost-of-living" increases given all county employees, it was explained. AFTER VERBALLY at tacking each other in commission com-mission chambers for nearly a half hour, Commissioner told the two to "go upstairs (to Mr. King's office) and get it straightened out." Sheriff Lawrence said, "No, let's get it settled right here with the commission. It seems the only one who is confused about this is Mr. King." BUT COMMISSIONER Moss stood his ground and ordered the two to go upstairs and return only when things were settled. The two had not returned to the commission chambers by 5 p.m. and Commissioner Moss said a special meeting would be called the following morning for signing of the vouchers in time to meet the county employees' payroll deadline. |