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Sheriff reports multiple hires, resignations and new corrections certification as department reshapes staffing
Summary
Sheriff King listed a string of recent hires across clinical services, patrol and corrections, announced new corrections academy requirements and described several upcoming resignations and retirements; he said internships are limited to two at a time and the department is trying to retain and recruit nursing and behavioral-health staff.
Sheriff King provided a personnel update that listed recent hires, several resignations and upcoming retirements across patrol, corrections and jail clinical services. He identified a number of new staff by position and start date, including a clinical services director (Madison Galentine), jail nurses, reentry coordinators and mental-health case managers. He described the county's combined clinical-services model—one clinic serving both the jail and juvenile services—and said hiring clinical staff was essential to the Medicaid transformation work.
King also described corrections training changes: he said corrections deputies attend an extended corrections academy (a four-month program distinct from the basic law enforcement academy) and that beginning in 2026 corrections deputies will have a certification/licensing pathway similar to peace officers. "Corrections deputies now have a certification process... a license, much like a nurse has or a doctor has, to practice their craft," he said. He confirmed corrections deputies promoted to patrol must complete the basic law enforcement academy.
On recruitment and retention, King said the department is using internships to build a pipeline and that the department can support roughly two interns at a time, generally through word-of-mouth recruitment from local colleges. He summarized recent resignations and retirements, including staff who left for private-sector or tribal jobs and a detective moving out of state. He noted some resigned staff were being redeployed or rehired in other roles when possible (for example, a records specialist brought back to the clinic after state budget cuts).
No board action was taken; the report was informational. King asked the advisory board to help publicize internship opportunities and noted the department will continue recruiting nurses and mental-health professionals, roles he said are difficult to staff.
