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Board accepts Rutland County Sheriff's FY26 contract with amended scheduling language
Summary
The select board accepted an amended Rutland County Sheriff's fiscal-year 2026 contract and discussed changing deputy scheduling approval language so the select board chair can influence patrol focus on the east route; the contract was approved by voice vote.
Tinmouth select board members reviewed the Rutland County Sheriff's fiscal‑year 2026 contract and discussed language in the deputy work‑schedule section. The Chair said she'd like to change the biweekly scheduling approval to give the select board chair more say over deputy assignments so the town can prioritize patrols on the east route during morning and evening hours.
Speaker 3 moved that the board accept "the Rutland County Sheriff's fiscal year 26 contract as amended," and the board approved the motion by voice vote. Members noted the deputy is allocated across multiple towns and that the town has in the past had fluctuating coverage when the sheriff's office is shorthanded; the proposed scheduling tweak would allow the chair to request focused hours for a week each month when needed.
The board asked staff to finalize the amended contract language and circulate it to the sheriff's office; if the sheriff does not accept the edit, members were told the sheriff's office will return the contract with its own changes. The board recorded no roll‑call vote in the transcript; acceptance was by voice vote.
