Putnam County approves three jail overtime fund transfers totaling about $138,000

The Putnam County Legislature on Tuesday approved three fund transfers to cover county jail overtime costs for January, February and March.

The transfers read into the record were: $42,116 for February jail overtime, $51,769 for January jail overtime, and $44,220 for March jail overtime. Each transfer was moved and carried by voice vote after brief discussion indicating no additional fiscal impact beyond the transfers.

Legislators framed the items as routine corrections to address overtime expenses incurred by the sheriff’s office; each transfer was approved in sequence during the budgetary-transfer portion of the agenda.

What was approved

- Fund transfer to cover February jail overtime: $42,116. - Fund transfer to cover January jail overtime: $51,769. - Fund transfer to cover March jail overtime: $44,220.

Speakers

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authorities

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actions

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discussion_decision

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clarifying_details

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proper_names

[{"name":"Putnam County Sheriff’s Office","type":"agency"},{"name":"Putnam County Legislature","type":"agency"}]

community_relevance

{"geographies":["Putnam County"],"funding_sources":["county general fund"],"impact_groups":["sheriff's department staff","county corrections staff"]}

meeting_context

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searchable_tags

["sheriff","jail overtime","fund transfer","Putnam County"]

provenance

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