The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office is looking to immediately hire more than 100 employees.
, like many agencies across the country, is experiencing a staffing shortage. So what’s being done to fix the problem?
Although, when you drive around Fort Bend County you may not notice a shortage of sheriff’s office workers because current employees are working significant overtime. Fort Bend County Commissioners have approved pay raises across the board as the sheriff’s office seeks to hire a total of nearly 120 deputies, detention officers, and 911 dispatchers, about 40 people in each category.
"For the detention officer and the 911 operator, those are civilian positions," says Deputy Davis. "You can be as young as 18.""You can’t beat the benefits in Fort Bend County. Great retirement, pension. Not only that but great insurance for you and your family," Davis explains.
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