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Sheriff outlines staffing changes, falling revenues and jail capacity pressures in FY26 presentation
Summary
Sheriff Nathan described personnel restructures (adding a chief deputy and converting several sworn sergeants to civilian roles), declining revenues from housing other counties, jail capacity constraints that raise juvenile and out-of-county costs, and projected shortfalls in room-and-board security funding.
Sheriff Nathan briefed the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 21 about operational and budget pressures in the sheriff’s office, describing personnel changes intended to restore administrative capacity and several revenue shortfalls that are pushing fund balances lower.
The sheriff said he promoted a chief deputy (named in the meeting as Jason Kronos) to restore administrative capacity and prevent excessive overtime among captains. He described a personnel rebalancing that will convert three sworn sergeant positions to civilian…
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