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Sarasota News Leader June 28, 2013 Page 16 fice's new chief financial officer, Lisa Kiesel ary adjustments to job performance, because added, the office also will have to absorb that can lead to unwelcome results. With the Florida Highway Patrol in years past, he pointgreater expenses for them. ed out, "It turned into [traffic] tickets for pay." The total healthcare benefits hike was put at Nonetheless, Knight said, he would be pro$1,573,050. viding the raises on a merit basis among his "There's not a thing in the world you can do lieutenants and sergeants. about increased [state retirement] costs or health costs," Commissioner Nora Patterson When Patterson asked what he planned for the "rank and file," Knight responded, "Contold him. tractually, it's status quo," meaning step inHowever, when she asked whether Knight creases built into union wage plans. planned on providing merit pay increases or general raises for the sergeants and lieuten- In response to another question from Patterants, Knight was clear about how law enforce- son, Knight said he planned no raises for depment agencies have to be careful in linking sal- uties in his department. A chart shows officer-to-population ratios for select law enforcement agencies. Image courtesy Sarasota County Sheriff's Office