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Commission approves hiring moves, absorbs drug‑task‑force staff and backs sheriff’s retention payments
Summary
The commission agreed to absorb a Region 6 executive assistant position under the sheriff’s office budget, approved two over‑hires for deputies and supported a retention/annual payment plan to help keep law‑enforcement personnel amid federal grant uncertainty for HIDTA funding.
Sheriff Matthew Robinson asked the commission to absorb the Region 6 executive assistant (Angie Vickery) under the county/sheriff payroll to relieve a constrained HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) budget, and commissioners approved the request.
Robinson said federal changes had created an "anticipated 30% decrease in the HIDTA funding" and that bringing the executive…
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