Budget talks include higher pay hikes for EMS, Sheriff’s Dept.

During the Fayette County Commissioners Court budget workshop last Thursday, the possibility of increasing pay for EMS and Sheriff’s Department personnel at a higher rate than other County employees was discussed. Sheriff Keith Korenek told the Court that his department has 58 total positions and is currently down five positions. “We are having the most difficult time trying to fill those,”…

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