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Board approves union side letter, hiring and a cultural scan for sheriffs office
Summary
The Sagadahoc County Board signed a side letter with the deputy sheriffs union addressing lateral entry parity, approved hiring an internal candidate for administrative assistant, updated a job description, and authorized an $18,000 cultural assessment for the sheriffs department with potential grant offsets.
On Dec. 10 the Sagadahoc County Board of Commissioners approved several personnel and departmental items, including a side letter with the deputy sheriffs union, a personnel hire, and a cultural assessment for the sheriffs department.
The board reviewed and signed a side letter to the collective bargaining agreement with the Saginaw Deputy Sheriffs Union (FOP Lodge 752) intended to address disparities in lateral entry benefits; commissioners signed the original document in the meeting.
The board next approved an updated job description for an administrative assistant in the administration department to add responsibilities, including taking minutes. Following that vote, the board authorized hiring Sailor Cartwright, an internal applicant, to the administrative assistant position; Amber said Cartwright would remain in the probate office until a replacement is hired.
Sheriff Mary proposed a departmental cultural scan from consultant Derrigo Safety at an estimated cost of $18,000, which the sheriff said could be reduced if grant funding is secured. "They would reduce it to 9,000," the sheriff said, describing possible grant offsets and additional funds from the Lewiston event RFP. Commissioners approved moving $18,000 from a patrol deputy salary line to professional services to fund the work while pursuing grant opportunities.
Why it matters: The side letter resolves an outstanding pay-parity issue for lateral hires, the hire and job-description changes affect county staffing and operations, and the cultural scan promises an anonymous, structured review of department climate and retention issues.
What's next: Administration will post the probate vacancy, track Sailor Cartwright's transition and the county will start the cultural assessment work early in the new year pending any grant award.
