Sheriff outlines jail pressures, cites $48.99M general-fund request
The Butler County Sheriff presented a $48.988 million general-fund budget and warned commissioners that jail staffing, drug addiction and increased school threats are straining operations; he highlighted $21 million in non‑tax revenue that offsets the county cost.
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The sheriff's office asked commissioners to approve a general‑fund expense request of $48,988,000 and a total budget of $57,000,329, saying the department offsets roughly a third of its costs through contracts and prisoner boarding revenue. "The total general fund expense for the sheriff's office is 48,988,000," the sheriff said while walking through the summary figures.
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