MCSO hires consultant for employee discipline

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has hired an outside consultant as part of a plan to revamp the office's employee discipline policy.

Arpaio announced Mike Branham's hiring Tuesday. Branham will review the department's current policies and develop a uniformed disciplinary practice to include mitigating and aggravated circumstances.

Arpaio says the intent of the discipline policy is to ensure