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Sheriff seeks hires and a six‑person traffic unit funded by photo‑enforcement revenues
Summary
The county sheriff requested two part‑time court/civil-process deputies and proposed creating a six‑deputy traffic unit funded largely from photo speed‑enforcement revenues; the board discussed funding mechanics but took no immediate action.
Sheriff (unnamed in transcript) told the Kent County Board of Supervisors the department needs additional staffing to cover transports, court coverage and increasing crash and call volumes, and proposed hiring two part‑time positions for court and civil process and creating a six‑deputy traffic unit funded by photo speed‑enforcement revenues.
The nut graf: The sheriff described staffing and operational changes that he says have increased workload — longer transports to distant jails, handling single‑vehicle non‑injury crashes since July 1, and more traffic enforcement needs on the interstate — and proposed a staffing plan funded in part by revenues from the county’s…
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