Commissioner Hale's staffing plan for sheriff's office wins narrow approval after debate
Commissioner Hale proposed converting and refocusing sheriff's office positions to add detention and medical-watch officers and reduce some supervisory roles; the court approved his staffing package after debate and an unsuccessful effort to remove a sheriff legal adviser.
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Commissioner Hale presented a reworked staffing proposal for the sheriff's office, describing line-by-line conversions intended to increase detention staffing and manage overtime. He said the plan would "fund 18 detention officers for mental health, funded at 6 months" and add 15 medical-watch positions, while consolidating and reassigning several administrative and supervisory positions to preserve pay integrity.
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