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Court approves sheriff’s staffing reorganization: sergeant removal from recruit positions and correctional officer conversion
Summary
Bell County commissioners approved the sheriff's request to remove a sergeant position from recruit positions effective Feb. 28, 2025, and to convert a corrections officer position to an administrative assistant effective Feb. 3, 2025, producing an annualized salary/benefits return of $89,418 to county funds, per staff presentation.
Bell County Commissioners Court approved a request from the Bell County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 3, 2025 to remove a sergeant position from recruit positions effective Feb. 28, 2025, and to convert a corrections officer position to an administrative assistant effective Feb. 3, 2025. County staff presented the net annualized return on salary and benefits from these actions as $89,418.
County staff said the changes are part of an overall realignment under the new sheriff. Staff explained the sheriff’s office previously used merit funds temporarily to fund a sergeant position; returning that sergeant position…
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