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Committee recommends six deputy sheriffs for prison transports to reduce DOC overtime; recommends vacancy‑savings relief
Summary
House Corrections & Institutions recommended adding six deputy sheriff transport positions (about $800,000) and sought elimination of a $673,000 vacancy‑savings requirement in the sheriffs’ budget to allow the positions to be filled, aiming to reduce overtime costs in the Department of Corrections.
Members of the House Corrections & Institutions Committee discussed chronic overtime costs in the Department of Corrections related to statewide prisoner transport and recommended adding six deputy sheriff transport positions and relieving a vacancy‑savings requirement in the sheriffs’ budget.
Committee staff and members said six dedicated transport deputies would reduce overtime…
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