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Sheriff presents FY 2026 budget submission highlighting pay, retirement and health insurance cost pressures
Summary
Pinellas County Sheriff reported a FY26 budget request of about $476 million, citing market‑competitive pay increases, a large rise in Florida Retirement System special‑risk contributions and unexpected health‑insurance cost growth as principal drivers. Non‑general fund revenues and contract increases offset some pressure.
Pinellas County Sheriff on July 17 outlined the sheriff's office FY2026 budget submission and described personnel costs, pension and health‑insurance increases as the major cost drivers.
The sheriff said the department's requested budget totaled about $476 million for FY26, up from $456 million adopted the prior year; the department expects roughly $54 million in non‑general fund revenue (contracts with municipalities, federal inmate housing and other sources) and has sought to increase non‑general revenue to reduce general‑fund pressure.
Primary cost drivers the sheriff cited were planned pay increases to remain market competitive (he described a projected 3% increase for deputies,…
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