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Morgan County approves contract for outside management of off‑duty deputy work
Summary
The commission approved an agreement with Extra Duty Solutions to centralize off‑duty deputy assignments; the company will take a 10% fee from hiring entities and provide workers’ compensation coverage for deputies working off duty, with county attorney changes to the contract before final execution.
The Morgan County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 1 to approve a contract with Extra Duty Solutions to manage off‑duty employment for county deputies.
Sheriff (speaker 5) told the board the agreement would centralize requests for off‑duty security work and provide deputies with workers’ compensation coverage while working those assignments. “Everything that they get, they get 10% off the top that comes off of whoever is hiring the deputies to do this,” the Sheriff said. The Sheriff also said the contractor would handle payroll timing and pursue nonpaying hiring entities so deputies receive guaranteed pay.
Commissioners pressed for details about insurance and vehicle costs. The Sheriff said the company carries extensive insurance and that vehicle‑use charges (for fuel and wear when a county vehicle is used) could be added to invoices and returned to the general fund. County attorney Anne (speaker 6) asked that the contract include a standard exhibit A with nondiscrimination and non‑appropriation language and a 30‑day termination clause; she said that language is routinely included in county contracts.
Commissioner (speaker 3) moved to accept the Extra Duty Solutions contract pending the county attorney’s addendum; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
The approved motion authorized the county to proceed with the contract subject to the attorney’s standard language; commissioners did not set specific effective dates in the meeting record. The board did not discuss changes to deputy pay rates in county policy or changes to scheduling practices beyond what the contract describes.
Next steps: the attorney will provide the exhibit language to the vendor for inclusion in the final agreement and staff will return any final contract to the board as required.
