Committee approves sheriff’s budget adjustments, authorizes hiring process for Dt./Sgt.

Feb 10, 2026

The committee recommended two Sheriff’s Office budget adjustments — $5,923.87 for Community Engagement and $1,000 for SOR fee expenses — and approved proceeding with hiring a Dt./Sgt.; the hiring motion passed with one commissioner recorded in opposition.

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Sheriff Erik Smith presented two routine budget adjustments to the Alpena County Finance Ways & Means Committee on Feb. 10 and sought permission to proceed with hiring for a combined deputy/sergeant position.

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