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Sheriff outlines $1.3M net request covering overtime, vehicles and body cameras; seeks flexibility to trade vacancies for new roles
Summary
Sheriff Cameron asked for a budget accommodating high overtime, vehicle replacements and a phased body-camera rollout; commissioners asked the sheriff to reprioritize requests within a lower aggregated envelope and avoid creating net new FTEs.
Sheriff Cameron presented the department’s FY2018 requests at the Feb. 28 budget work session, emphasizing overtime pressures, equipment needs and ongoing sworn vacancies.
The sheriff said overtime remains a major cost driver. The package included vehicle replacements, equipment purchases (notably rollout of body-worn cameras and in-car systems), canine replacement and items for law and corrections. The sheriff’s team also proposed personnel reassignments to create specialized, non‑patrol roles such as…
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