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Spokane Valley council weighs adding seven officers, presses county on indirect costs
Summary
At an Oct. 23 workshop, Spokane Valley leaders discussed a Public Safety Committee recommendation to add seven sworn positions in a phase 2 staffing plan and pushed for an accounting review of county indirect charges that have sharply increased the city’s law-enforcement bill.
Spokane Valley City Council on Oct. 23 considered a Public Safety Committee recommendation to add seven sworn positions to the city’s contract with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office and explored funding options after staff warned indirect county charges and a coming collective‑bargaining settlement are driving the 2025 public safety cost increases.
The committee recommended seven new positions — four patrol deputies, one school resource officer, one shared sexual‑assault/child‑abuse detective and one behavioral‑health deputy — if funding is identified. City staff estimated recurring costs for the seven positions at about $1,038,000 and one‑time equipment and vehicle costs at about $390,000, for roughly $1.08 million in the first year. The school district and grants would cover part of several positions, staff said.
Why it matters: public safety is the city’s largest…
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