Board approves corrections hire, organizational changes and temporary animal-control position

Aug 29, 2025

The board authorized a lateral-hire corrections officer (position 142, pay grade S4), approved shifting community corrections staff under county administration pending reevaluation, and approved a six‑month temporary kennel attendant for animal control with no general‑fund cost.

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Commissioner Hagedorn moved, and the board approved, authorization for the sheriff’s department to fill a vacant corrections officer position (position 142, pay grade S4) at step 2 based on five years’ prior corrections experience; the action was contingent on acceptance of a lateral-transfer letter of agreement between the county and the union.

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