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(KLZA)-- Richardson County Commissioners have agreed to a pay increase for Deputy Sheriff Lew Barker who is the Sheriff’s Department K-9 handler.
When Sheriff Don Pounds took office in January Barker voluntarily took a pay cut when he went from Sergeant back to Deputy to concentrate on duties with the K-9.
Sheriff Pounds said the K-9 Unit is very important to the department and his goals that the K-9 Handler will be paid a wage halfway between the pay of a Deputy and a Sergeant.
The new salary will be $1,810 per month. Sheriff Pounds said the Supreme Court has ruled K-9 handlers should also be compensated three-and-a-half hours per week for the home care of the K-9. That was also approved by Commissioners on Tuesday.
Currently the Richardson County Sheriff’s Department is looking to hire two full-time deputies to fill out the roster.
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