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Sheriff asks board to fund more supervisors, correctional staff and specialty canines to curb overtime
Summary
Sheriff Dustin told the board that persistent overtime overruns and staffing shortages in both law enforcement and corrections justify adding supervisory and deputy positions; he also requested funding for an explosives canine and additional court security officers.
Sheriff Dustin presented the law enforcement and corrections portions of the FY26 budget and urged the board to consider adding personnel to reduce chronic overtime expenditures. He said overtime has averaged about $450,000 a year for patrol and about $386,287 for corrections, while budgeted overtime levels remain far lower.
"I think it is... it does not make sense for a modern police department to not have 24/7…
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