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Sheriff outlines budget increases for corrections and law enforcement; requests $300,000 for inmate medical
Summary
At a county meeting, the sheriff reviewed proposed fiscal-year budget changes showing an 11.99% rise in corrections spending driven largely by a $300,000 inmate medical request, a 6.6% overall increase in law-enforcement spending, and several service and maintenance needs for county facilities and security systems.
The sheriff presented an overview of proposed corrections and law-enforcement budgets, telling the board he tried to keep increases as small as possible but that several line items drove higher totals. He said corrections spending shows an 11.99% increase, primarily because the sheriff included $300,000 for inmate medical expenses that had not been allocated by the county last year. The sheriff told the board he worked with the finance director, Adrianne, who expressed comfort with the number for now but that the county could revisit the figure if circumstances change. The sheriff said the law-enforcement…
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