Governor Charles D. Baker's Budget Recommendation - House 2 Fiscal Year 2017

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Historical Employment Levels
Department
June
FY2013

June
FY2014

June
FY2015

Estimated
FY2016

Projected
FY2017
Hampden Sheriff's Department 850 884 899 910 910
Worcester Sheriff's Department 506 502 524 523 523
Middlesex Sheriff's Department 692 652 676 679 679
Franklin Sheriff's Department 171 175 172 182 182
Hampshire Sheriff's Department 163 163 166 165 165
Essex Sheriff's Department 531 624 634 635 635
Berkshire Sheriff's Department 200 198 198 207 207
Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association 3 3 3 3 3
Barnstable Sheriff's Department 326 328 327 321 321
Bristol Sheriff's Department 549 566 567 585 585
Dukes Sheriff's Department 47 46 44 45 45
Nantucket Sheriff's Department 3 3 3 4 4
Norfolk Sheriff's Department 303 333 322 319 319
Plymouth Sheriff's Department 574 600 572 584 584
Suffolk Sheriff's Department 962 978 1,010 1,001 1,001
TOTAL 5,879 6,056 6,116 6,162 6,162

Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) paid from budgeted funds, and exclude those paid from capital, federal grants and trust funds. FY2016 and FY2017 FTE figures are estimates and may not represent actual levels. Note the Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP) took effect July 1 of FY2016.

In FY2008 and FY2009, Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk Sheriff Departments were not yet state agencies. These 7 Sheriff Departments became state agencies on January 1, 2010.
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