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Committee hears sheriffreports: budget under-run, deputy shortages and jail statistics; jail tour planned
Summary
Committee members were told the sheriff's department was under budget at roughly 46% of appropriations while the department remains short several deputies; the meeting also reviewed detailed jail transport and inmate statistics and scheduled a jail tour for Oct. 27.
At a Public Property and Law Enforcement Committee meeting, members reviewed the sheriff's department financial and operational reports, were told the department is running under budget in several line items and heard detailed jail statistics, including a current daily inmate count and transport figures.
A committee staff speaker reported the sheriff's department was coming in "under budget" and noted the department was at about "46% of our budget" while the year was already past that same percentage. Staffing shortages were raised: the committee was told hiring deputies remains difficult and the department is "down 2 or 3 deputies" in various units, including a recreation deputy vacancy that may remain open for some time.
The sheriff's department representative gave operational numbers the committee recorded: 52 arrests, 147 citations and 188 complaints to investigate. For the jail the report listed a daily average of about 43 admits and 42 inmates held daily in the facility; the report also listed total transports and associated hours and mileage. The representative said there were currently no inmates enrolled in the jail's MAT (medication-assisted treatment) program.
The report included a racial breakdown of current inmates: 19 Native American, 1 Hispanic, 2 African American, 18 white and 6 unknown, for a total of 46 inmates.
Committee members agreed to schedule the next committee meeting and a required jail tour on Oct. 27. The group decided participants should meet in the jail lobby (Sixth Street side) and noted the meeting time may change depending on the sheriff's needs; the transcript indicates 04:00 as the planned time but the committee said the sheriff's department would confirm an appropriate time.
No formal policy change or additional funding was approved at the committee meeting; the financial report and staffing discussion were presented for oversight and planning.
