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Sheriff backs promotion to cut overtime; county to buy body scanner with mixed funding
Summary
The sheriff told supervisors that reclassifying one deputy to sergeant would reduce overtime, and committees approved acceptance of an $80,000 grant plus county funds to purchase a full-body scanner for the jail; members discussed staffing and vacancy timing.
Seneca County’s Human Resources committee approved reclassifying one full‑time deputy sheriff position to sergeant after the sheriff presented overtime calculations and staffing realities.
The sheriff (identified by title in the transcript) said patrol sergeants face substantial leave time — including pass days, vacation, sick leave, comp time and holidays — and that the reclassification (an estimated $6,000 pay difference depending on placement on the pay scale) would likely…
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