Monroe County board backs exploratory plan to add 17 sheriff's positions; budgeting to follow
Sheriff Troy Goodenough asked the board for 17 new law-enforcement positions to address rising call volume and longer response times. The board voted to begin budgeting and planning for the hires but did not appropriate funds immediately.
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Sheriff Troy Goodenough asked the Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 16 for approval to begin a phased, two-year hiring plan for 17 additional law-enforcement positions — 12 road-patrol deputies, four detectives and one deputy focused on through-truck enforcement — to reduce response times and process growing volumes of digital evidence.
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