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Kerr County sheriff asks commissioners to add deputies, dispatchers and vehicle outfitting to next budget edition
Summary
Sheriff presented an expanded staffing and outfitting request after recent storms, asking the court to add deputies, dispatchers, investigator positions and vehicle outfitting costs to the next budget edition; commissioners discussed numbers and timing but took no formal vote on the requests.
KERR COUNTY, Texas — Kerr County’s sheriff told the commissioners court he needs more sworn deputies, additional dispatch personnel and money to outfit vehicles after a recent storm disrupted operations and stretched staff.
The sheriff said he originally put in requests for “a jailer and a deputy” and that one deputy and one investigator (CID) have already been approved. He asked the court to add “1 more deputy, 2 dispatchers” and additional CID personnel to reach staffing levels he said are necessary for safe coverage: “I need to get to 8 deputies, but we gotta get to 7 first.”
The sheriff described operational pressure during recent storm response: with deputies using PTO, medical leave and long transports he said the office often falls to two or three deputies and cannot safely cover the county. He gave a sample workload…
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