AGENCY TESTIMONY
Deputy retention issues and reasons for departures
2:03:03
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28 sec
Ingrid Simonovic highlights the significant issue of deputy retention within the Sheriff's Office.
- Approximately 43 deputies have left in the last two years
- Only about 26 new deputies have been onboarded during the same period
- The speaker attributes the departures to poor working conditions and disregard for employment rights
Ingrid Simonovic
2:03:03
We are losing deputies who cannot continue to work on the issue who has zero regards for their employment rights as well as well-being.
2:03:14
We have lost approximately 43 deputies in the last 2 years alone while onboarding about 26.
2:03:21
Some of those deputies have left because of the toll of being exposed to seize marijuana, which is stored unsafely improperly at a warehouse in Queens.
