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Sheriff: K‑9 training and reimbursable assignments drive overtime; committee trims patrol overtime request to $500,000
Summary
Sheriff's office told the committee K‑9 training (mostly paid from drug funds) and mandatory staffing minimums drive overtime. Staff pointed to significant reimbursements from task forces and grants; the committee directed staff to reduce the draft patrol overtime request to $500,000 and to revisit midyear.
The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office told the Finance Committee on Oct. 29 that required K‑9 training and minimum staffing levels are major causes of department overtime, but that much of the overtime is offset by reimbursements from grants and task forces.
The sheriff (unnamed in the transcript) said new K‑9 handlers attend an out‑of‑county academy and the department occasionally pays a retired trainer a small monthly fee…
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