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Saving dollars - Santa Maria Sun

One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this, in 2 reports over 1 day - no second voice in this corpus.
All 2 reports on Thu, 3 September 2026

What it is about

Joan HartmannBetsy SchafferRob BontaSheriff OfficeSanta Barbara County, California, United StatesCuyama Valley, California, United StatesCalifornia, United StatesNicole ParmeleeSanta Barbara County Sheriff Office

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
santamariasun.com1 original report1 original report
3 Sept, 07:10over 1 hour3 Sept, 07:15

How it spread - 2 original reports

  1. Thu, 3 September 2026

    2 reports
    • santamariasun.com07:10first to report

      The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is getting a new payroll system! Hopefully one that will prevent the overtime cost overruns that have plagued the law enforcement agency for years. How is it going to do that? Umm, that part isn’t exactly clear. “We’re still working on exactly how the system is going to be […]

    • santamariasun.com07:15

      Long-range plans to reboot the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office’s payroll system and decommission the South County jail aligned with recommendations from a recent grand jury report. During its Aug. 25 meeting, the county Board of Supervisors discussed the report titled: “What’s up with overtime in the Sheriff’s Office?” “The sheriff’s overtime excesses have been […]

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