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Commissioners approve using budget funds for faster sheriff background testing
Summary
The Okanogan County commissioners voted to allow the sheriff’s office to use existing budget funds to switch to a faster vendor, Public Safety Testing, for psych and background evaluations to reduce hiring delays.
The Okanogan County Board of Commissioners voted to let the sheriff use budgeted funds to contract with Public Safety Testing, a more expensive vendor that guarantees about a 30-day turnaround for psych and background evaluations.
County leaders said delays in psychological evaluations and background checks have been creating a hiring bottleneck for the jail. The motion to permit the sheriff to use funds within the existing budget passed after a second and a voice vote.
Commissioner (Speaker 2) moved to authorize the…
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