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Sheriff’s contract, cost increases and a proposed Phase 2 push Spokane Valley to study indirect rates and staffing cost recovery
Summary
Council heard estimates of multi‑year cost increases tied to the sheriff’s collective-bargaining agreement and a Public Safety Committee recommendation for seven additional positions (phase 2). Staff said the city will study county indirect rates and hired an accounting consultant to review the settlement/adjust process.
Spokane Valley officials told the City Council on March 4 that recently completed collective-bargaining negotiations for deputies will raise sheriff’s-office costs materially and that the city must plan for those increases in 2026 and 2027.
Eric, a staff presenter, said preliminary estimates received recently show an increase of roughly $2.3 million for the full sheriff’s office in 2025, an additional $1.1 million in 2026 and about $880,000 in 2027. Staff estimated Spokane Valley’s share of the three-year increase at about $4.8 million. “I think the big takeaway from this is we’re looking at, dollars…
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