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Sheriff and jail leadership object to proposed patrol supervisor cuts; commissioners point to new patrol capacity
Summary
Sheriff Ford and jail command raised objections after the budget committee's draft would remove patrol supervisors and reassign or redefine positions. Commissioners and staff said the committee intends to fund additional road deputies, a community resource officer and a DA investigator but said implementation and hiring will determine coverage.
Sheriff Eric Ford and jail leadership told the Curry County budget committee on June 16 that proposed changes in the draft 2025'26 budget would remove patrol supervisors and create operational risk without advance notice or consultation.
In prepared public comment read by Lieutenant Kron, the jail commander said the draft county budget eliminated two patrol sergeants and one patrol lieutenant and would demote a patrol lieutenant to a deputy role. Kron warned that the proposed reorganized span of control in the sheriff's office would increase supervisory ratios and expose the county to liability and failures in supervision.
Sheriff Ford told the committee he and his team had submitted a status-quo worksheet with a 10% personnel-cost placeholder at staff's…
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