Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Law Enforcement Staffing topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Cloud County sheriff proposes jail staffing restructure and asks for $2 hourly raise for deputies
Summary
Sheriff Ken Davis proposed eliminating the jail-administrator post, redistributing duties across two sergeants and adding a corporal to reduce overall positions while supporting three officers per shift; he also requested a $2-per-hour base wage increase, but the board took no immediate action on pay.
Sheriff Ken Davis and Sergeant Ashley Tobald presented a proposed structural change for the Law Enforcement Center at the June 8 Cloud County Board of Commissioners meeting aimed at shifting supervisory duties and improving shift coverage.
Davis said the plan would eliminate the Jail Administrator position, split its duties between two sergeants, add a corporal rank and reduce the total number of authorized positions from 17 to 16. The reconfiguration is intended to provide three employees on each shift plus a “floating” position to cover rotations, according to the minutes.
Davis also requested a $2.00-per-hour increase to base wages for all positions under the Sheriff’s Department, which he said would bring pay in line with the average regional salary for comparable agencies. The minutes record the request but show no board decision on the wage adjustment at the session.
The board did approve a separate personnel motion to hire Damian Duvall as a Corrections I (E1), effective June 3, 2026. The restructuring proposal and wage request will require further review and formal action by the board before changes take effect.
No specific budget estimates, timeline for implementation, or fiscal offsets related to the proposed restructuring or wage increases were recorded in the minutes.
