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Sheriff's office presents staffing, inmate housing and medical cost items; Harrisburg to fund four deputies
Summary
Cabarrus County sheriff's staff presented operational items including a temporary housing arrangement for Union County inmates, a budget amendment option to cover an unusually large inmate medical bill, a town-funded expansion of Harrisburg deputy positions and the planned surplus of a K-9.
Cabarrus County sheriff's office staff presented several operational items to the Board of Commissioners during the Feb. 3, 2025 work session, including an interlocal detention arrangement with Union County, a proposed budget adjustment to cover an out-of-pocket inmate medical expense, a town-funded expansion of deputy positions for Harrisburg, and the planned surplus of a K-9.
Chief Tessa Richat told commissioners that Union County is undertaking construction at its detention center and needs to relocate entire pods of inmates. "We currently actually keep female inmates for them and that's…
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