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Sheriff outlines COPS hiring grant plan; commissioners waive rules to consider request
Summary
Sheriff Derek Cunningham described a Department of Justice COPS hiring grant to fund up to 10 deputies for three years, with a county retention obligation for two years after the federal period. Commissioners voted to waive rules so the item could be considered immediately.
Montgomery County Sheriff Derek Cunningham told commissioners the Department of Justice COPS hiring grant has opened and could fund the county’s hiring of up to 10 deputies.
Cunningham said the federal grant would cover deputies’ salaries for three years, and the county would be required to retain the positions for two additional years after the grant ends. "The only obligations we…
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