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Warwick County committee approves transfer to cover $1 million in sheriff's overtime
Summary
The Finance Committee approved a transfer to cover increased corrections overtime after lengthy discussion about staffing, burnout and recruiting; one supervisor voted no and members agreed to pursue staffing reforms and HR support for the sheriff's office.
The Warwick County Finance Committee on Feb. 20 approved a budget adjustment to move payroll vacancy savings into the sheriff's overtime account to cover about $1 million in additional corrections overtime costs.
Committee chair Sheila Reif and other members discussed the size and causes of the increase during a lengthy exchange that included Sheriff Hausner and county staff. The sheriff said much of the overtime stems from vacancies and that “if we were full staff, probably 90% plus would be gone.” He said corrections staff work 12- to 16-hour shifts and see overtime posted daily in…
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