‘We keep losing deputies’

Sheriff seeks better staff retention through pay increase

  • Jail Administrator Cristopher Brister, left, looks on as Sheriff Jess Ramos speaks to county officials during his budget presentation Thursday. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD
    Jail Administrator Cristopher Brister, left, looks on as Sheriff Jess Ramos speaks to county officials during his budget presentation Thursday. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD
  • Staff retention has become a problem at the county jail. Sheriff Jess Ramos is requesting a 6% salary increase for personnel in his department. FILE PHOTO
    Staff retention has become a problem at the county jail. Sheriff Jess Ramos is requesting a 6% salary increase for personnel in his department. FILE PHOTO
  • There is a staffing shortage among law enforcement agencies nationwide. Lampasas County is not an exception. Two Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office staff members are shown walking the hallways of the county’s new law enforcement center in March 2021. FILE PHOTO
    There is a staffing shortage among law enforcement agencies nationwide. Lampasas County is not an exception. Two Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office staff members are shown walking the hallways of the county’s new law enforcement center in March 2021. FILE PHOTO
The Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office is proposing a 6% salary increase for its patrol deputies and detention officers in the new fiscal year. The proposal up for approval by the Lampasas County Commissioners Court is part of Sheriff Jess Ramos’ retention plan, as he said the department is experiencing a staffing shortage. Earlier this year, the LCSO was down four officers – an entire shift of…

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