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Sheriff’s office requests new lieutenant to administer growing body‑camera program
Summary
Sheriff’s office requested a new lieutenant position to oversee body-worn and in-car camera systems, citing growth in video volume and existing staff workload; commissioners asked to consider additional staffing during the budget process.
A representative of the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office asked commissioners to create a new lieutenant position to administer the county’s body‑worn and in‑vehicle camera program.
On behalf of the sheriff’s office, a major (name not specified in the transcript) told the board the department currently operates roughly 56 body cameras and 60 in-car cameras and had more than 10,000 video files in storage. The office is adding cameras and said current staff are doubling up duties to meet evidence‑management, compliance review and court-request workloads. The sheriff’s office requested one new lieutenant to oversee video review, compliance and equipment maintenance.
Commissioners raised concerns about staffing levels across the sheriff’s office, noting vacancies in patrol, detention and school resource officer (SRO) assignments. Several commissioners said one new position may be insufficient to address the program’s workload; the sheriff’s representative said the request is to add one position now and that staff internally identified someone who could fill the role. The county manager and others noted the budget review process in June as an opportunity to evaluate adding further positions.
The chair instructed staff to add the position request to the approval agenda so it could be included in budget planning; no final hiring action was recorded in open session.
