Oct. 2—EAU CLAIRE — Two resolutions for the Eau Claire County Board could allow the sheriff's jail division to enable more job progression for their correctional officers.
"As of June 22, 2023, the state of Wisconsin approved a plan to increase the pay for state employees for corrections officers to $33 per hour," said Eau Claire County Human Resources Director Angela Eckman. "This represented a $12 per hour increase over the current wage and put many county institutions at a competitive disadvantage."
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