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Council narrows hiring‑freeze: corrections and merit deputies exempt, jail facilities manager added
Summary
Council amended the hiring‑freeze resolution to exempt county correctional officers and merit deputies in the sheriff’s office from the freeze and added the jail facilities manager as a temporary exemption (deadline for filling set to Dec. 31). The amendment passed unanimously.
Monroe County Council amended its hiring‑freeze resolution on Oct. 28 to clarify that the freeze was not intended to endanger public safety or impair essential 24/7 operations. By unanimous vote the council added explicit exemptions for correctional officers in the Monroe County Correctional Center and merit deputy positions in the sheriff’s office, and it added the jail facilities manager position with a special deadline for filling the vacancy (Dec. 31) so the sheriff could continue an active hiring process.
Council members and county staff said the intention of the…
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