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HCSO pays 3% into FRS and 6.2% into social security so factor that when you factoring how much TPD pays into pension. Also FRS has no COLA in retirement, a college kid becomes a deputy at 22 does 30 years, retires at 52… lives 40 years into retirement till 92. How is he supposed to survive in his 70’s and 80’s when inflation ate his retirement check up that had no COLA. Even his “social security” benefits will be reduced due to his “pension”.
If you think your zone is holding too many calls get with a real deputy out on patrol. They can’t have more than 2 deputies at any location per GPS, if the scene is stabilized t8 copy one of the next 4 calls stacked to you. Almost a million residents in their jurisdiction, they don’t pull call numbers for the t10s and the 74s you are used to miking, go look at how manny calls they are at for the year, half the man power with 300,000 more calls than us. They don’t have an evening squad, 6 day shift deputies 1 or 2 mid shift cars if you lucky, usually none, and 6 midnight deputies who have to answer twice as many calls in twice the geographical area. It is not uncommon for deputies to stay late handling routine 73s on a weekly basis, when was the last time you had to stay past your t7 time to handle that holding 73 in your zone???
Don’t put anything down on your buy back if you have no savings or nothing to roll over cause you broke, it’s taken out pre tax saving you money on taxes. Pick up 4 shifts a month at TGH, St Joes, Wawa, Walmart, Stadium, Arena, or all of the numerous other places paying $53 and above take home, that’s $1,700 a month which more than covers your buy back. Let me guess you want your cake and you want to eat it to, can’t be bothered to work for it even when you don’t already have the 80K.
No place is perfect but before you shit on your TPD, realize it is the best option for local departments in the area.