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Douglas County sheriff asks commissioners for IT staff and additional deputies tied to courthouse expansion
Summary
The sheriff's office outlined a supplemental 2026 budget request for IT personnel and four deputies — two already included in the administrator's proposed budget and two requested for court security and warrant service — and described staffing needs tied to the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center remodel and the new Public Safety Building.
The Douglas County Commission heard detailed requests July 8 from the sheriff's office asking the county to add IT personnel and sworn deputies to meet current operations and support an expanded courthouse.
Katie Fitzgerald, criminal justice coordinator, told commissioners the sheriff's supplemental requests “reflect continuing to meet the needs of today and preparing to meet the needs of tomorrow,” and described a package that includes additional IT support and four deputy positions.
Fitzgerald said two of the four deputies were already included in the county administrator’s proposed 2026 budget for court security. The sheriff’s office requested the remaining two deputies: one additional deputy to staff court security and a second to support warrant service, a function currently staffed by a single deputy for at least 27 years.
Under Sheriff Stacy Simmons said the sheriff's IT team is “more jack of all trades than they are specifics,” and described…
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