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Sheriff asks Weber County to fund 10 contract-city positions and raise event fees; commissioners endorse drafting amendment
Summary
Weber County sheriff and staff asked commissioners to add 10 deputy positions for contract cities and to raise hourly contract/event fees so the service covers fuel, training and planning. Commissioners asked for billing details and directed staff to prepare a budget amendment and ordinance language.
Sheriff Horbon and his staff asked the Weber County Commission on Feb. 23 to approve adding 10 positions charged to the county’s contract-city program and to authorize a fee increase for contracted services. The proposal would move per-capita service levels toward about 1.3 officers per 1,000 residents from roughly 0.57 today and raise the hourly fee for contracted events into the low‑$90s to cover fuel, training and planning costs.
County staff emphasized the request responds to sustained recruitment progress and council-level support for competitive wages. Julie Stoddard told commissioners the county has filled many enforcement vacancies and that adding 10 positions — a mix of…
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