Plan to save Monroe Co sheriff deputies

It looks like there is a plan to save many of the Monroe County Sheriff deputies. The Monroe C...  More »

It looks like there is a plan to save many of the Monroe County Sheriff deputies. The Monroe County Deputy Sheriff's Association feared up to 20 deputies might be fired, as part of major budget cuts. But Tuesday evening, Monroe County commissioners met, and with a deficit of just over $2 million, cuts were made in the form of about 46 jobs. Deputies were mostly saved. Five deputies will be funded through the rest of the year, five more until April 2010 and, if concessions can be made through the union, those five deputies may stay on the force.  « Less