Board considers resolution to reassign sheriff training stipend, replace firearms instructor stipend

The Chair reported a conversation with the sheriff about overtime and a requested change to training stipends, saying the county would replace the firearms instructor stipend—now open following "the departure of Chris Fisher"—with a physical tactics instructor stipend for a newly hired certified instructor. The Chair said the change would not increase the total appropriation and indicated an implementation timing at the start of next year to align with the county calendar.

The Chair described advantages to having a certified physical tactics instructor on staff, saying it would reduce travel and training costs because staff would not need to be sent away for training. The Chair named Resolution 2026-08 for consideration and referenced an appropriation figure in the transcript: "It's a $52,000 appropriation for these statements." A motion and a second were recorded; the transcript records a call for "all in favor" but does not include a full roll-call or named tally.