The Wilson County Law Enforcement Committee approved a budget amendment to cover jail overtime after the sheriff reported persistent staffing shortages and recent spikes in jail medical and transport duties.

Wilson County Sheriff (name not specified) told the committee the jail currently has six open detention positions, down from a recent high of 10 to 12, and said one additional staffer began work the day of the meeting. "We've been struggling to keep staffing. As of today, we have 6 open positions at 1 point, and not so past that we had 10 to 12, so we're back down to 6. 1 came in today," the sheriff said. He added that at one point two weeks earlier the jail had three inmates requiring round‑the‑clock supervision "for several days," which drove overtime costs higher.

The sheriff asked the committee to approve a budget amendment to cover jail overtime, saying he hoped the supplemental funding would last "through end of March" but that it likely would not carry through the entire fiscal year. County staff discussed an alternative accounting approach: increasing the state inmate reimbursement revenue line rather than drawing on fund balance. A county staff member suggested, "Better idea if if you don't wanna hit fund balance, just hit the, state inmate reimbursement, increase that revenue line. We're running ahead." The sheriff and committee agreed to revisit that option with staff at a future meeting.

Committee members asked for details about current inmates requiring constant supervision. The sheriff said there was one detainee in the jail at the time who required constant supervision and that another individual moved frequently between the jail and a hospital for medical reasons.

A motion to approve the budget amendment for jail overtime was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. The chair called for the ayes; the minutes record that members responded "Aye" and that the motion was approved. No roll-call vote or vote tally by name was recorded in the transcript.

The committee closed public comment and adjourned after final business.