(KLZA)--Richardson County Commissioners approved salary changes for staff positions in the Sheriffs Department when they met last week. 

The salary for uncertified deputies in training will increase from $25 per hour to $28.40 per hour. The salary for two deputies who have served with the department, one for more than a year and the other for more than two years will also receive a salary increase.

Sheriff Rick Hardesty presented a purchase orders for a responder center console for $1,453 and a dual color police responder light bar for $2,052 for the new 2026 Ford F150 patrol unit that has been purchased. 

Sheriff Hardesty reported there were 19 inmates housed at the law enforcement center with one being held out of the county.