EVERETT — The Snohomish County Sheriff is reducing overtime hours, prioritizing hiring and retention and working to boost revenue with a new sales tax to help counteract $14.9 million of projected spending over the Corrections department’s biennial budget.

Sheriff Susanna Johnson presented her plan to the County Council on Oct. 21, which included a 0.1% sales tax made possible by state legislation passed this year.

In August, Johnson presented to the council and partly blamed a collective bargaining agreement that included a new 2.25 overtime multiplier for which the department received no additional funds, she said at the time.

Through June 2025, 64% of Corrections’ total overtime budget went to paying the 2.25 multiplier, Johnson said Oct. 21. The increased overtime was due to t

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