County finance director wants more money Published 3:06 pm Friday, April 7, 2023 file photo Eric Pearson says he was promised a significant salary increase when first hired to replace Sue Tuttle as the Claiborne County Finance Director. The pay jump was, according to Pearson and others on the county budget committee, supposed to be negotiated during the drafting of the FY2023-24 budget. Pearson was initially hired some five months ago at a salary of $70,000 per year – the same amount that was budgeted for Tuttle when she took over the directorship from Angelia Tucker. Pearson requested via the proposed budget that he be considered for a pay bump…