So Knox County Sheriff sent out a notice to all employees that he is giving them a retention bonus. He states that he is giving it through salary surplus.

The reason that there is likely a salary surplus is that the in and out door at the Knox County Sheriff’s Department is like one of those circular doors and sometimes there are more leaving than coming…. But I digress

I will not even get into the “pensionable” aspect of the “retention bonus” because the Sheriff’s people will say I am being political and taking sides and there will be more time for that next year.