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Depoe Bay council renews one-deputy contract; discusses adding a second deputy
Summary
Council voted to renew its contract with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office for one full-time deputy at the current contract rate and discussed, but did not finalize, adding a second deputy; sheriff and councilors discussed staffing, costs and scheduling options.
The Depoe Bay City Council voted to extend its contract with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office for one full-time deputy, after a presentation from Sheriff Adam Shanks on department activity and cost.
Sheriff Adam Shanks told the council the current single-deputy contract has delivered steady community policing: "we had to draw all our resources basically onto that search given the complexity and time sensitive nature of that investigation," and he outlined the deputy's monthly workload and traffic enforcement numbers during his presentation.
The council unanimously approved continuing the single-deputy contract at the fiscal-year cost Shanks provided. Shanks said the annual cost to continue one deputy under the contract for fiscal year 2025-26 is…
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