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Sheriff asks for uniform allowance changes and two deputies; committee backs funding one position now
Summary
The sheriff asked for a multi-line uniform allowance increase and two deputy positions tied to a hospital competency-restoration contract. Commissioners agreed to fund one deputy now and leave a second unfunded (to be staffed via attrition savings), and asked for written guidance to protect the sheriff if payroll projections change.
Commissioners discussed sheriff priorities including a request to raise the uniform-allowance line across several funds and to add two deputies connected to a hospital/competency restoration contract. The controller recommended funding one deputy position and leaving the second unfunded to be filled through attrition savings; the sheriff requested written assurances that he would not be held accountable if payroll projections changed.
Several commissioners said they supported the proposal to fund one position now and to draft an amendment or memo explaining how the attrition-savings approach would work. On uniform allowance, commissioners suggested moderating increases (one suggestion was a 10% inflation factor) and revisiting the policy next year to assess cost impacts and whether it improves recruitment or retention.
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