Lateral Transfer - Deputies

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Deputy Lateral Transfers (Advance Step Hiring)

To be eligible for Advance Step Hiring, the individual must be currently employed with another corrections and/or law enforcement agency (can be any State in the United States). Voluntary auxiliary time does not count and any current part-time employment needs to be the equivalent of 2,080 hours of work in order to qualify for one year of service.

Examples of Potential Eligible Applicants: All will be Reviewed on a case by case basis to determine eligibility.

  • Police Officer or equivalent LE (i.e. Contasble, State Agent, etc.)
  • Deputy Sheriff
  • State Corrections Officer
  • Federal Agent
  • Private Security (i.e. Ohio Health, etc.) Case by case review dependent on OPOTC certificate.

The placement into the initial step for Advance Step Hiring shall be based upon the Advance Step Deputies Service Credit as follows:

Position Step B Step C Step D
Deputy 1 (Non-POTC) 2 years prior experience
$68,640.00		 3 years prior experience
$72,051.20		 4+ years prior experience
$79,268.80
Deputy 2 (POTC) 2 years prior experience
$74,880.00		 3 years prior experience
$84,801.60		 4+ years prior experience
$111,862.40

All Advance Step deputies will start as Deputy 1 and advance to Deputy 2 as outlined in the FAQ section.

  • Advance Step Deputies with ten (10) or more years of continuous service credit will be placed in Step D and will advance to Step E upon the completion of one (1) year of service with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office as a bargaining unit member.
  • Advance Step Deputies with four (4+) years continuous service credit to nine (9) years continuous service credit will stay at Step D until completing 10 years with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
  • Per the collective bargaining agreement, newly hired deputies already peace officer training certified shall be assigned to the Deputy 2 (POTC) classification upon written approval of the Sheriff or after one (1) year in the Deputy 1 (Non-POTC) classification.

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