Board approves four additional deputies amid debate on larger 15‑position request
After a lengthy discussion about rising call volumes and staffing shortfalls, Nye County commissioners approved four new deputy positions (funded from the general fund) instead of the sheriff's requested 15 positions, while acknowledging fiscal risk and the potential for fiscal watch.
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The Nye County Board of Commissioners voted April 28 to add four deputy positions to the sheriff's patrol staffing after a detailed presentation from Undersheriff Corey Fowles and the sheriff's office outlining rising calls for service and understaffing. The sheriff's office had originally requested 13 additional deputies and two sergeants (15 positions total), estimating full cost at roughly $1.9 million; after discussion the board instead approved four deputy positions funded from the general fund (motion carried 5–0).
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