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Vernon County committee forwards amended emergency shift incentive language after sheriff asks for holiday extension

General Government Committee · November 5, 2025
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Summary

The General Government Committee voted to forward a resolution revising the Sheriff’s Office Emergency Shift Incentive Policy — including a $25 per-shift incentive — to the full County Board after Sheriff Torgerson asked that the policy’s 48-hour limit be extended to 72 hours when a county-paid holiday falls within that period.

The Vernon County General Government Committee on Nov. 5 voted to forward a resolution to the full County Board revising the Sheriff’s Office Emergency Shift Incentive Policy.

Sheriff Torgerson told the committee he was "requesting the 48 hour limit be extended to 72 hours when one of the 10 county paid holidays is part of the 48 hours." Committee members discussed that request during Human…

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