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Sheriff requests additional jail staffing, radios and transport vehicle; explores outsourcing kitchen services
Summary
Montezuma County sheriff outlined requests for four additional full-time positions across jail and patrol, equipment capital for radios and a transport vehicle, and warned the jail kitchen could require costly kitchen changes if outsourced to a private provider.
The Montezuma County sheriff told commissioners the jail and sheriff’s office combined now operate at about 60 full-time equivalent positions and requested four additional FTEs in the 2026 budget to keep up with workload and recent turnover.
The sheriff said staffing shortages have required moving certified officers between detention and patrol and that the office recently hired one detention deputy to help. He also asked for higher allocations for training, vehicle maintenance, and event/security staffing, pointing to recurring large events such…
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