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Sheriff proposes moving township‑funded supervisors into three county districts over three years
Summary
Sheriff Eric DeBoer outlined a phased plan to shift township‑funded sergeants into county control and create three district lieutenants to improve supervision and deployment; the plan would phase county funding in over three years.
Sheriff Eric DeBoer presented an organizational change to improve supervision and deployment of deputies: move several township‑funded sergeants into county funding and establish three geographic districts, each led by a lieutenant.
He told commissioners the current arrangement sometimes left sergeants constrained by township funding and unable to be deployed countywide. To address that, the sheriff proposed adding one lieutenant per district and phasing county funding for seven currently township‑funded sergeants at roughly 0.333 in year one, 0.667 in year two and full funding in year three.
The sheriff said the arrangement would improve chain of command, expand supervisory mentoring and permit more consistent district‑level leadership. Commissioners asked about contract language and township reactions; the sheriff said informal talks have been constructive and that the proposal will return to the finance committee for detailed budget review and contract conversations with townships.
