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Flagler County sheriff asks Palm Coast for funding to keep deputies, expand traffic and jail operations
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Sheriff Rick Staly briefed the Palm Coast City Council on 2024-25 operations, asked the city to continue funding enhanced law-enforcement services and described staffing and budget pressures tied to pension, health insurance and detention costs.
Sheriff Rick Staly told the Palm Coast City Council on July 22 that Flagler County is asking the city to continue funding enhanced law-enforcement services and to help cover rising personnel costs, retirement contributions and operating expenses. Staly said the county provides policing, court and detention services across Flagler County and that the county jail has a statutory capacity of 404 inmates but “we currently are averaging around 200 inmates a night in the jail.” He told the council his office handled almost 112,000 calls for service in 2024 and made 3,203 arrests. Staly outlined line items driving budget pressure: recent Florida Retirement…
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