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Sheriff proposes roughly $9M budget, seeks recreation deputy and cites inmate‑boarding revenue gains

5667246 · August 20, 2025
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Dunn County’s sheriff presented a proposed $9 million department budget — about a 5% increase mainly from wages and contractual obligations — and requested a state‑reimbursed recreation deputy while highlighting increased revenue expectations from boarding inmates for other counties.

Dunn County’s sheriff told the Judiciary and Law Committee that the proposed department budget is roughly $9 million, about a 5% increase over current levels, with most of the change driven by contractual wage increases and staffing costs.

The sheriff said the jail’s board‑of‑inmates revenue projection was raised from about $125,000 to $210,000 as the county pursues housing inmates for other counties at a per‑bed rate (the sheriff…

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