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Sheriff proposes replacing three classification-specialist posts with two sergeants; county to receive $66,150 task-force grant

5483951 · June 17, 2025
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Scott County Sheriff proposed reorganizing jail job classifications, replacing three classification specialists with two sergeants; the sheriff also said the county will receive a $66,150 law-enforcement task-force grant with two-thirds to Scott County and one-third to Bettendorf Police Department.

Scott County’s sheriff told the Board of Supervisors on June 10 that he plans to eliminate three classification-specialist positions in the jail and replace them with two sergeant positions, a change he said will align the department with typical correctional supervision models and create rotational opportunities for staff.

“This is supervisor-level work,” the sheriff said. He explained only one of the three classification-specialist positions is…

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