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Cumberland County sheriff credits hiring, scheduling and contract work for early staffing gains and budget savings
Summary
Sheriff Michael Donato said his first year focused on filling vacancies, reducing overtime and retaining officers through a new contract and targeted hiring — while turning back a portion of the operating budget.
Sheriff Michael Donato said Thursday that his first year in office focused on hiring, changing schedules and reallocating staff to put more sworn officers on patrol and reduce overtime costs.
"One of my my biggest goals was to make the sheriff's department have them more visible," Donato told Commissioner Director Jim Sarra on the Spotlight on Cumberland County program. He said the office aimed to deploy deputies to supplement local police departments and increase visible patrols in neighborhoods.
Donato said the sheriff's office entered his tenure short-staffed: "I think when we came in, I was 11 officers short," and that courthouse security required more full staffing because "there's 25 or 26 positions up…
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