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Sheriff tells council pay changes and hiring have improved recruitment; county adds positions for contract cities
Summary
A Sheriff's Office representative told the council that a 2025 pay adjustment improved recruitment and retention; retention rates fell from 86% (2023) to about 71–72% (2025) but nine hires in 2026 remain active. The county commission approved a budget amendment to add 10 contract-city positions (a net +6 for enforcement).
A representative of the Sheriff’s Office identified in the record as Sean briefed the council on staffing and retention trends and said pay adjustments put in place in 2025, effective in January, have helped recruiting and retention.
Sean said retention rates fell from about 86% in 2023 to 77% in 2024 and roughly 71–72% in 2025, which drove higher…
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