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Sheriff asks for 10 deputies to ease transport burden; marshal seeks two code/animal control positions
Summary
Sheriff told commissioners transports and mental‑health calls tie up deputies and requested 10 deputies; the marshal asked for two positions for animal control and code enforcement and requested earlier funding to address backlog.
Sheriff (speaker 18) told the board that transport duties and mental‑health transports keep deputies from road patrol and requested 10 deputies to address transports, patrol gaps and to handle growing operational needs.
"We're asking for 10 total deputies for that," the sheriff said, describing transport and hospital escort duties that frequently pull patrol officers off the road. The marshal (speaker 15) separately asked for two staff members for animal control and code enforcement, citing 2,228 civil paper attempts and rising development that increased call volumes and enforcement needs. The marshal asked that hiring be accelerated if approved so that positions could begin earlier than July 1.
