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| Sheriffs distressed about proposed budget cuts |
| By newsadvance.com |
| Published: 01/18/2010 |
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Law enforcement has traditionally been viewed as a profession largely protected from layoffs that have impacted other industries. However, a round of state budget cuts announced for the coming year has local sheriffs concerned that they will have to lay off deputies and cut back on crime prevention and other programs. The state compensation board released allocation numbers for each sheriff’s office earlier this month that reflected cuts as high as 27 percent. Sheriffs say that degree of cuts can’t be absorbed without sacrifices to services, programs and people. In Campbell County, the cuts could mean eight deputies laid off; in Bedford, nine; in Amherst, nine; in Appomattox, five; and in Nelson, up to four. Campbell County Sheriff Terry Gaddy said the state funding cut amounts to an almost 27 percent gap in the office’s expected funding for fiscal year 2011. “When a citizen calls 911, they expect someone to be there and to be there right away,” Gaddy said. “You just can’t cut this amount of deputies and have a timely response to calls.” Those calls have increased some 15 percent in just the past year, and 40 percent in the past six years in Campbell County. Read More. |
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