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Sheriff asks to unfreeze position, add deputies; dispatchers’ state 6% increase not yet reflected
Summary
The sheriff presented his FY26 requests to the board: unfreeze one position and add two deputies (staff described this effectively as three additional funded positions when retirements are considered); he also requested vehicle replacements and said a state 6% increase for comp‑board dispatchers was not included in the figures presented.
The sheriff presented the department’s FY26 staffing and equipment requests to the Board of Supervisors, asking the county to unfreeze one position and add two additional deputies; he said that, taken together with a retirement, the change would effectively add three funded positions to the agency.
The sheriff noted the county had factored a 3% COLA in the figures provided to the board but that a separate 6% state increase for comp‑board dispatchers had not been included…
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