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Sheriff seeks reclassification, additional deputies for courthouse and Comcare security amid staffing shortfalls
Summary
The county sheriff told commissioners the courthouse security unit faces high vacancies and proposed reclassifying courthouse security deputies and sergeants to sheriff positions with pay adjustments and eliminating several part-time posts; he also proposed six deputies to staff Comcare 24/7, with estimated annual costs and an interdepartmental reimbursement arrangement with Comcare.
The Sedgwick County sheriff on March 11 urged the commission to approve personnel changes that would fold courthouse security into the sheriff’s office, increase starting pay for affected positions and create a staffing pattern intended to improve recruitment and on-site responses.
The sheriff said courthouse security historically required prior law-enforcement certification and that, following prior integration efforts, there were open positions and a rising vacancy rate. “We’re at 33% vacancy,” he told commissioners, adding that he expected additional departures that could push vacancy higher. The proposal would reclassify courthouse security deputies and…
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