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Lackawanna County sheriff says 2025 budget "not feasible," warns scheduling change could increase overtime
Summary
Sheriff Mark McAndrew told the salary board he cannot meet his office's 2025 budget under current staffing and duties; he warned a proposed scheduling change recommended by outside consultant PFM could increase overtime and said he will try a three-month schedule trial but does not expect it to succeed.
Sheriff Mark McAndrew told the Lackawanna County Salary Board that his office cannot meet the parameters of the proposed 2025 budget given expanded duties and staffing demands.
McAndrew described an expansion over the past five years that added responsibility for five buildings plus a juvenile detention center, domestic relations warrants, security for magistrate offices and coverage of multiple public events. "This budget is not…
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