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Trinity County budget workshop debates sheriff and jail staffing as part-time costs spike
Summary
Officials at a Trinity County budget workshop debated restoring pre-variance staffing levels in the sheriff's office while cutting part-time positions after the sheriff's part-time payroll line rose from roughly $49,000 to about $86,000; the judge recommended 6 full-time, 1 administrator and 3 part-time jail staff while raising concerns about overtime and comp-time liabilities.
At a Trinity County budget workshop, county leaders threshed out staffing and pay-line changes for the sheriff’s office after the department’s part-time payroll line jumped by roughly $37,000–$42,000 compared with a version shown two weeks earlier.
Bonnie (Speaker 5), the budget staff member who prepared the versions presented to the court, said earlier draft budgets assumed two part‑time staff; after the sheriff requested restoring prior part‑time staffing to five positions, the part‑time line rose from about $49,000 to roughly $86,478. Bonnie said full‑time salaries were entered from payroll…
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