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| Commissioners make corrections independent entity |
| By The East Oregonian |
| Published: 12/21/2007 |
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OREGON - The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to remove the community corrections division from the sheriff's department, making it an independent county department. Chairman Dennis Doherty said he has been in favor of the move for quite some time and explained how the switch made sense for a number of reasons, one being the different missions of law enforcement and community corrections. He also noted that as the recently ratified contract for sheriff's office employees required major rebudgeting for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, the timing for the move was appropriate. Despite some reallocations already being done, Doherty said the contract still will roughly cost $450,000 more than was initially budgeted within the department. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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