Amid an impassioned plea for help from Sheriff Patrick Ray, the DeKalb County commission approved raises for the law enforcement agency and other county employees with the exception of the emergency ambulance service. “It’s making it a hardship to work for the sheriff’s department,” Ray maintained in addressing the 14-member commission before it voted on the pay increase. “I’ve lost nine employees recently, that’s 50-plus years of experience, gone.”
County votes yes to pay increases