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Court allows sheriff to use courthouse security funds to offset SB 22 overage in FY26
Summary
The court approved a transfer of courthouse-security funds to help the sheriff cover SB 22-related payroll overages in the FY26 budget, authorizing up to $13,473 plus fringes per the motion on the record.
The Cook County Commissioners Court voted to allow the sheriff to use courthouse security funds to offset projected SB 22-related payroll overages in the FY26 budget. The court approved the transfer by recorded motion and a 5-0 vote.
Finance staff and the sheriff's representative discussed the request, citing vacancy and overtime dynamics that affected the sheriff's SB 22 funding. County staff earlier provided a figure of $13,004.73; during floor discussion the motion referred to $13,473 as the amount to be allocated. A motion to permit the sheriff to use $13,473 (plus fringes) from courthouse security funds for FY26 to cover SB 22 overages was moved and seconded; commissioners voted 5-0 to approve.
Officials described the transfer as a one-time start-of-year measure designed to zero out the SB 22 account for FY26, with the expectation the sheriff will manage staffing and vacancies during the year. Staff noted that future years might require additional adjustments if vacancy and overtime patterns persist.
