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Commissioners approve $502,372 transfer to cover sheriff overtime and facility overruns; request briefing
Summary
Denton County Commissioners Court approved a budget amendment transferring $502,372 to cover two pay periods of jail overtime and various law‑enforcement facility overruns, and asked the sheriff to brief the court on staffing and overtime at a future meeting.
The Denton County Commissioners Court approved a budget amendment (2025‑72) that transfers $300,000 from justice management to county jail overtime to cover two pay periods in September and $202,372 to address overruns in law‑enforcement facility accounts, for a total transfer of $502,372.
County staff described the transfers as necessary to cover overtime costs for two pay periods and to address expenditure overruns in the law‑enforcement facility budget. One commissioner moved that the sheriff be asked to appear at a future court meeting to explain the overtime and staffing situation; the court agreed and directed staff to schedule a briefing.
The motion to approve the transfer carried. Commissioners recorded a desire for additional detail from the sheriff’s office and asked staff to coordinate the requested update at the next available meeting.
Ending: The court approved the transfer and scheduled a follow‑up briefing; the transfer was posted to county financial records as presented.
