Sheriff's office seeks detective reclassifications and sergeant to restore local narcotics task force

Under sheriff Justin Ames described a staffing gap after the state withdrew NDI task force personnel; he said narcotics investigative capacity declined and detectives carry a large backlog (roughly 165–200 investigative cases in general detectives). He asked the committee to reclassify deputies to detective roles and to add a sergeant to direct a local task force that would work with the police department on proactive drug enforcement.