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State cuts to community corrections funding may reduce Morgan County allocation by around $30,000, staff say
Summary
A staff member told Morgan County's Community Corrections Advisory Board that a roughly $7 million, or about 10%, statewide reduction to community corrections funding for 2026 could cut Morgan County's allocation by about $30,000; board members discussed staffing options but took no formal action.
Morgan County Community Corrections Advisory Board members were told at their meeting that state community corrections funding for 2026 had been cut by about $7 million — roughly 10% of the state allocation — and that Morgan County could lose roughly $30,000, a staff member said.
Board members said the cut could affect staffing and operations for community corrections and probation services in the county. The staff member who reported the reduction said the county had not yet received a revised award notice and that the full local impact remained uncertain: "We don't know. We'll have to see how it goes," the staff member said during the meeting.
The staff member described possible local changes to absorb the reduction, including changing a vacant community supervision officer job description so one position could cover both community corrections and probation duties. The staff member said one judge-funded position could be financed outside the community corrections allocation to preserve local capacity. Those ideas were discussed as options for managing a reduced grant allocation; no formal direction or vote followed.
Board members and staff emphasized that personnel costs make up the bulk of the program budget. As the staff member summarized, unless the county is funding a building or capital project, "it's people primarily" who would be affected.
Next steps discussed included raising the issue at an upcoming judges' meeting and waiting for official state award notices. No formal motions or votes were taken at the advisory-board meeting on staffing or budget changes related to the state reduction.
