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Merrimack County to recruit two part-time deputies to reduce DOC transport overtime
Summary
Facing 33 vacancies in its Department of Corrections, county leaders authorized recruitment of two part-time deputies to help cover medical and other inmate transports and asked for a 30-day update; commissioners said a full-time hire will be considered if part-time recruitment fails.
Merrimack County commissioners voted to authorize recruitment of two part-time deputies to help the county Department of Corrections (DOC) cover medical and other inmate transports and ease mandated overtime. Sheriff Lopez and County Administrator Ross Johnson presented the staffing proposal and asked the board to allow the hiring effort and to report back in 30 days. The move is intended to reduce overtime and mandated overtime in the DOC, which Lopez said is down 33 positions. “We're down, 33 today,” Sheriff Lopez said, adding that the workload the sheriff’s office is absorbing has increased because neighboring towns are also understaffed. County officials…
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