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Sheriff's office gets approval to convert vacancies, add case managers and two court‑security deputies
Summary
The commission approved a sheriff's office reorganization that converts vacant correctional and temporary positions into seven FTEs for reentry, pretrial and administrative roles and authorized two contract deputy positions to staff an additional courtroom, with the office absorbing an estimated $8,741 one‑time IT cost into FY26.
The Commission of St. Mary’s County on Tuesday approved a multi‑part staffing realignment requested by the sheriff’s office that repurposes vacant correctional officer and temporary/grant positions into a set of permanent roles intended to support reentry, pretrial services and administrative continuity.
Captain Sarah Smith, speaking for the sheriff’s office, said the request converts seven existing vacancies into three offender reentry case managers, one mental‑health offender case manager, one pretrial case coordinator, a senior classification specialist, a…
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