Sheriff’s office seeks added deputies and highlights inmate programs as costs rise
Flagler County Sheriff’s staff outlined staffing increases, inmate vocational and reentry programs, and rising personnel costs (including health insurance). The office cited a multi‑year manpower study and requested phased hires; the board asked for ROI and program cost details.
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Mark Strobridge, chief of staff for the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, presented the office’s FY27 highlights and said staffing requests are tied to a third-year manpower study agreed with Palm Coast. The sheriff’s office reported increases in detention and law-enforcement budgets and emphasized inmate programs—GED, culinary, HVAC and electrical vocational training—and reentry initiatives that the sheriff says reduce recidivism and support workforce development.
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