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Sheriff reports 15 open jail positions; council discusses recruitment, training and overtime funding
Summary
Sheriff's office told the Personnel Finance Committee it had 15 open jail positions and several conditional hires; the committee discussed a $30,000 recruitment training match, billboard advertising, academy options and overtime budget shortfalls.
The committee discussed sheriff’s office staffing and recruitment needs, including a current shortfall of jail personnel, advertising and training expenditures, and overtime costs.
Sheriff Sugarman reported the jail had 15 open positions and that “we have 8 conditionals out for those positions right now.” He said the department had hired some deputies from within the jail as merit deputies and expected several retirements in the coming months. “I'd anticipate, probably 5 or 6 more deputies making announcements to retire here pretty soon,” Sugarman said.
Committee members asked about recruitment strategies and pay comparisons. Sugarman and staff described a…
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