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Vermont Sheriffs Association asks for more transport deputies, details work scope and compensation plan
Summary
The Vermont Sheriffs Association described the scope of sheriff services, funding structure, a compensation policy under Act 30, and requested additional state transport deputies; members identified statutory gaps around evictions (writs of possession) and discussed county-to-county deputization.
Sheriff Mark Anderson, president of the Vermont Sheriffs Association, told the Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee that sheriffs provide a mix of public safety services statewide, often funded by contracts rather than local tax bases, and requested additional support for state transport duties.
Anderson said Vermont’s sheriff offices perform prisoner transport to court, intrafacility movements, support for mental-health transports, extraditions and various contracted policing services for municipalities. He described sheriff offices as sustained primarily through contracts with the state and municipalities, supplemented by limited county taxes for facilities, rather than a broad local tax base.
Roger Marcoux (identified in the meeting as Memorial County sheriff and association vice chair) and Annie Noonan, director of labor…
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