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Sheriff seeks civilian clerical hire to free sergeant for patrol duties
Summary
Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald told the Board of Supervisors that he wants to move a sergeant from support services into field services and hire a civilian office services technician to backfill clerical work, a change the sheriff said would add one civilian position but not increase sworn staffing.
Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald told the Board of Supervisors during a Jan. 27 budget work session that he proposes moving a sergeant currently assigned to support services into field services and hiring a civilian office services technician to handle clerical duties.
Fitzgerald said the change would not add sworn positions but would allow the department to “free up the current day shift Sergeant” for patrol work while creating administrative capacity in field services. “What were asking for is a person to come in into the clerical, position,” he said. He later summarized the personnel effect: “Our sworn…
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