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Sheriff outlines staffing, grants and overtime changes amid effort to limit comp-time liabilities
Summary
Essex County Sheriff reported staffing levels, vacancies, grant revenues and a policy shift intended to limit accumulated compensatory time; commissioners pressed on overtime budgeting and forfeiture fund uses.
Essex County’s newly sworn sheriff briefed county commissioners on the sheriff’s office 2025 budget, reporting personnel totals, grant revenue and a policy change intended to curb long-term compensatory time liabilities.
"Our positions total positions we have, 469. That's 398 in law enforcement, 71 civilian," the sheriff said, listing current vacancies (14 officers, four clerks and four security guards as of January) and…
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