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Sheriff asks for overtime, new positions and pay adjustments to reduce comp-time and cover court duties
Summary
Hood County sheriff told commissioners his office needs more overtime funding, an additional deputy at the Justice Center, a warrant/ECS technician and radio technician, and targeted raises to retain deputies and reduce comp-time, citing court coverage and major incident responses.
The Hood County sheriff presented a comprehensive set of budget requests at the June 16 hearing focused on personnel and overtime. He said chronic comp-time accumulation has left operations strained and asked for a mix of overtime funding, additional deputies and pay-step adjustments to retain staff.
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