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Council schedules workshop to refine sheriff contract scope and cost options
Summary
Council set an internal workshop for June 24 to define the services it expects from the sheriff's office and explore options to reduce the current contract price; staff will propose a scope the town can afford for discussion with the sheriff.
Council members said they want to narrow the scope of services for the sheriff's office contract to find cost savings. At the June 17 meeting they agreed an internal workshop would be used to decide what services the town needs before asking the sheriff's office to propose options within the town's budget.
Council discussed that the sheriff's contract represented a large share of the town budget and that three prior meetings had lacked attendance from sheriff staff to answer scheduling questions. The council set a staff workshop for June 24 at 1:00 p.m. to prepare their expectations and a proposed price point (council suggested exploring a scope that would cost around $200,000 per year as an example) to then present to the sheriff's office for a negotiated service package.
