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Gadsden County adds $594,428 to sheriff's 2025 budget, sets aside $210,000 for three nighttime deputies
Summary
The Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners approved a $594,428 budget increase for the sheriff's law enforcement fund, drawing on returned City of Midway funds in the general fund. The package includes a $210,000 reimbursement line for three additional nighttime deputies and requires monthly invoice submittals for reimbursement.
GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. ' The Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 2025 approved a $594,428 addition to the sheriff's law enforcement budget for fiscal year 2025'26, including $210,000 set aside to pay for three additional nighttime deputies on a reimbursement basis.
The board voted to cover $384,428 of the increase as a general transfer from fund balance and to hold $210,000 in a line item that the clerk will reimburse only after the sheriff's office submits monthly payroll invoices, county staff said. Officials said the funds come from a one-time return of unused Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) funding from the City of Midway that was deposited into the county general fund.
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