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Sheriff and jail commander cite wage-driven costs, rising medical and training expenses and boarding revenue gains
Summary
The county jail budget proposal shows a 6.7% increase driven mainly by wages and benefits; jail leadership is pursuing boarding contracts (including a pending federal contract) to offset costs and described medical, training and equipment pressures ahead of 2026.
Jail command presented the Pine County Board of Commissioners with the 2026 jail and court-security budgets, describing higher personnel costs, medical expenses and a plan to grow boarding revenue.
The jail proposal shows a total increase of 6.7 percent for operations (jail and court security combined). Command estimated a change of approximately $329,096 in the jail operations budget (the presentation listed the change as "$329.09 68"); within that total, wage increases accounted for roughly $149,315 (about a 5.1% wage increase) and benefits rose by roughly $140,000 (about a 13% increase in the county's share itemized in the presentation).…
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