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The Garland County Quorum Court Human Resources Committee created eight new public safety positions at its Sept. 27 meeting, personnel slots the sheriff’s department and 911 Communications Center said are needed to meet a growing workload.
The committee authorized six new deputy positions in the sheriff’s department’s enforcement division, a number matching what the county applied for through the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services grant.
In July, the quorum court authorized the county to apply for the grant, which, if awarded in full, would partially fund salaries and benefits for up to six deputies for three years. The grant requires the new hires be retained for at least one year after the grant funding ends…