Pinal supervisors rescind at-will status for sheriff’s lieutenants

At-Will-EmploymentBy Brian Wright | TriValley Central

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has reversed its decision to make fewer Sheriff’s Office jobs merit-protected in the face of legal action that could force a pay increase.

It was an unconventional move but one the board felt was necessary. It reversed a vote it made in February to change the status of 16 lieutenants and one director in the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office from merit-protected to at-will.

Wednesday’s vote rescinded the original vote and returned all those employees to merit-protected status.

When the item was voted on in February, Sheriff Paul Babeu initially requested an increase in pay totaling $32,000 to go along with the change in status. After the supervisors showed little support for a pay increase, Babeu took the monetary request out of the equation and said he would be fine with the board’s approving just the status changes. That passed 3-2.

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