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Sheriff asks board for pay‑step plan, vehicles, technology and a new plane as detention and deputy vacancies remain high
Summary
Sheriff Paul Sheridan told the Board of Supervisors that a stepped pay plan, additional vehicles and technology upgrades are needed to address recruitment and retention and to improve detention safety; his office said it is short roughly 870 detention officers and 120 deputies.
Sheriff Paul Sheridan and department finance staff told the Board of Supervisors that addressing chronic staffing shortfalls requires a combination of compensation, equipment and technology investments.
Sheriff Sheridan opened the department’s FY2026 above‑base presentation by stressing the goal “keeping the public safe” and described the sheriff’s office as operating at roughly 50% of needed staffing in key areas. CFO Jim (surname not provided) presented cost scenarios for a stepped pay‑plan approach the office says is needed to recruit and retain deputies, detention officers and dispatchers.
What was requested: the department presented a menu of compensation options and associated costs rather than a single, fully‑scoped proposal. Cost examples included: - A stepped pay plan for sworn deputies using a median of peer agencies:…
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