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Sheriff's office reports $7 million overtime overrun, 900 applicants in recruitment push
Summary
Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reported a $7,000,373 overtime overrun through August 2025, cited 323 total vacancies across sworn and civilian positions, and said recruiting efforts yielded 900 applicants.
Bonita Terry, chief of administration for the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, told the county Committee on Public Safety, Judiciary and Homeland Security on Oct. 16, 2025, that the office’s fiscal-year overtime costs through August totaled $15,522,265 against a budget of $8,148,948, a variance of about $7,000,373.
Terry said the sheriff’s office budgeted 1,056 positions for FY2025 and reported 276 vacant sworn (police officer)…
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