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Commissioners hear staffing shortfalls, overtime rise as inmate revenue offsets some costs
Summary
County staff reported 18–20 sheriff's office openings, increased overtime driven by jail school and vacancies, and an average daily inmate count of 409 used to bill outside agencies; revenue is routed to county funds but expenses must be tracked to show net effect.
Will, a county maintenance and jail operations staff member, told the Commissioner's Court that open positions at the jail have risen to about 18 to 20, with six candidates currently in background checks.
"Unfortunately our opening positions continue to go up again. So we are setting about 18 or 20. We got 6 in the background," Will said. He and other officials said the staffing shortages contributed to increased…
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