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Sheriff asks board for six deputies, higher starting pay and 5% raises amid staffing strains at 911
Summary
Sheriff's office and 911 director told the Board of Supervisors the county is short-handed across patrol, court security and dispatching and asked for six new deputy positions, a higher starting salary and targeted pay increases to reduce overtime and safety risk.
Sheriff Hess told the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 26 that the sheriff’s office and the county 9‑1‑1 center are operating under persistent staffing shortfalls that are increasing overtime, reducing routine patrol coverage and creating potentially unsafe single‑deputy responses.
Hess said he is asking the board to fund six new deputy positions (one to investigations, one to court security/judicial affairs and four to patrol), a higher starting salary for deputies ($61,000 a year proposed) and a 5% across‑the‑board raise proposal (with…
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