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Sheriff highlights staffing, budget and jail trends in Washington County 2024 annual report
Summary
Sheriff Schulteis and captains presented the Washington County Sheriff’s Office 2024 annual report, covering a $26.4 million budget, staffing levels, 43,000 calls for service, jail bed counts and rising average daily population.
Sheriff Schulteis presented a summary of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office 2024 annual report to the Public Safety Committee, highlighting budget figures, staffing, and operational trends documented in the 41‑page report.
“...we have 1 of the largest budgets in the county. For 2024, so $26,400,000 our total budget. 21,500,000 was the county levy,” the sheriff said, adding the office finished 2.6% over budget in 2024, a variance of about $691,000 that the sheriff attributed to overtime in the jail and a budget “contra wages” vacancy factor.
Captains and division leaders presented detail. Captain…
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