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Sheriff staffing, patrol coverage dominate budget questions as county grows
Summary
Commissioners and the sheriff discussed how proposed new hires and budget increases will affect patrol coverage, with staff estimating six deputies per shift (two per district) and a fully loaded deputy costing $150,000–$200,000 annually.
Waller County leaders spent substantial time at a budget workshop discussing sheriff staffing, patrol coverage and the cost of adding deputies as population growth strains services.
Budget staff told the court roughly half of the recommended new positions — about 20 roles — would go to the sheriff’s office, including patrol, courthouse security and dispatch. “The sheriff is getting half of those employees total,” Robert said. The county also offered sheriff’s office choices this year between adding deputies or dispatchers; the sheriff reportedly preferred adding six dispatchers and six deputies rather than 12 deputies,…
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