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Alamance County OKs four new bailiff positions, leaves two reclassifications to sheriff
Summary
The County Commissioners authorized four new full-time bailiff positions and allowed the sheriff to reclassify up to two lapsed detention positions, with funding to come from lapsed salaries; the board also discussed extending sign-on bonuses and a staffing review by the North Carolina Sheriffs— Association.
The Alamance County Board of Commissioners approved four new full-time bailiff positions and authorized the sheriff to reclassify up to two additional detention positions to bailiff roles, after a sustained presentation by the sheriff and court staff about a rapid expansion in court dockets.
The sheriff, speaking to the board, said the county will move to 15 regular operating courts next year, with a new district court judge, an added drug court and more HNI felony sessions. He said the change leaves current staffing stretched "to the point we are going to be short bailiffs," and asked for six…
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