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The sheriff made a last appeal for deputies’ retirement benefits.
The present rules that determine retirement benefits provide 51 percent of the deputy’s salary after 30 years of service.
All other neighboring counties provide retirement benefits after 25 years of service.
Also, nearly all neighboring counties’ deputies receive what are called Law Enforcement Office Retirement Supplementals (LEOS). Sherertz is asking for LEOS for his deputies. These would provide 76 percent of a deputy’s salary after 25 years of service.
Sherertz pointed out, under current retirement rules, Rappahannock’s deputies must work five years longer than those in adjoining counties and receive approximately one-third less at retirement.
“This represents a loss of $163,200 for the deputy without LEOS,” said Sherertz.
McCarthy said after the meting that “the market is moving toward LEOS,” and thus the county might be willing to intro
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