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Oakland County approves one‑year sheriff pilot to add 30 positions to curb forced overtime
Summary
County commissioners approved a one‑year pilot adding 30 full‑time positions to the sheriff’s office intended to reduce forced overtime and burnout; fiscal staff said last year’s overtime equated to roughly 46 FTEs and the pilot is intended to be net‑neutral over time while improving staffing flexibility.
Oakland County commissioners approved a one‑year pilot program to add 30 full‑time positions to the sheriff’s office with the stated goal of reducing forced overtime and employee burnout.
The sheriff (speaking without name identification in the transcript) said recruiting has improved but retention challenges and frequent forced overtime remain—particularly in corrections—where last year the office logged roughly 96,000 overtime hours (equivalent to about…
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