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Sheriff staffing shortages flagged in public comment as deputies urge county to match regional hiring incentives
Summary
A representative of the Stanislaus Sworn Deputies Association told the Board of Supervisors the sheriff's office is down to 187 deputies and urged the county to consider incentives to remain competitive with other agencies; the county CEO responded that the county offers hiring bonuses up to $10,000.
Randon Kirkbride, representing the Stanislaus Sworn Deputies Association, told the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 7 that the sheriff's department’s staffing numbers are falling and urged the board to help make county hiring more competitive.
Kirkbride said the department had 189 deputies at the prior meeting, that number had dropped to 187 and he expected it could fall to about 186 in the coming weeks. “We were allotted 209 spots,” he said, and added that the department has not seen those staffing levels since before layoffs and pay cuts a decade ago.
Kirkbride framed…
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