SandBox Comments: Pueblo Chieftain "Jail control centers going civilian "

".....In five years, the sheriff's office is expected to see a savings of $200,000 by paying the civilians at a lower salary level than the pay of a starting deputy, detention Chief Darlene Alcala said.

"We're always looking at ways to save money, and we had been hearing about other counties that have been doing this with success," she said.

"It's going to be more efficient and we'll be able to hire more folks," Sheriff Kirk Taylor said. "We're not the first ones to do this. . . . It's been successful in other agencies and the biggest thing is it saves taxpayers and increases our people."

Taylor was quick to point out that there won't be layoffs.

Salary for the new full-time positions will start around $24,000 a year, Alcala said. Deputies start at about $29,000 a year..."
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