http://www.northescambia.com/2015/11/scott-wants-more-funding-for-fdle-crime-labs Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:38:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2015/11/scott-wants-more-funding-for-fdle-crime-labs/comment-page-1#comment-311588 Ed Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:39:36 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=235175#comment-311588 This makes it sound like the Governor's Office has discovered some previously unknown problem and is swooping in to save the day. That couldn't be farther from the truth. FDLE is most recognized for the various crime lab services it offers. FDLE holds it's lab personnel to high standards in both performance and educational requirements. The standards are high, the pay is embarrassingly low. There is a huge retention problem at FDLE due to this. New employees hire in and generally leave after their contract is up for the same job at other labs where the starting pay is easily 20 to 30k more. FDLE and the governor are quite aware this problem exist. Here's an easy fix......Improve retention of professional experienced staff by paying them a wage that is consistent with other labs throughout the US. Spend less time training new people and more time working cases. No brainer! This makes it sound like the Governor’s Office has discovered some previously unknown problem and is swooping in to save the day. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. FDLE is most recognized for the various crime lab services it offers. FDLE holds it’s lab personnel to high standards in both performance and educational requirements. The standards are high, the pay is embarrassingly low. There is a huge retention problem at FDLE due to this. New employees hire in and generally leave after their contract is up for the same job at other labs where the starting pay is easily 20 to 30k more. FDLE and the governor are quite aware this problem exist. Here’s an easy fix……Improve retention of professional experienced staff by paying them a wage that is consistent with other labs throughout the US. Spend less time training new people and more time working cases. No brainer!

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2015/11/scott-wants-more-funding-for-fdle-crime-labs/comment-page-1#comment-311568 Mike Fri, 20 Nov 2015 12:03:09 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=235175#comment-311568 Maybe he should quit giving away money to corporations. Maybe he should quit giving away money to corporations.

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