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Sheriff's office outlines 2026 contract increases; trustees ask for SRO and supervisor options
Summary
Larimer County Sheriff—s Office briefed trustees on projected 2026 contract changes tied to insurance, mental-health responder costs and staffing. Trustees asked staff to prepare budget options that would include either partial town funding for a second school resource officer or funding for additional supervisory coverage (a corporal).
Representatives from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) told the Wellington Trustees they expect cost increases in the town contract for 2026 driven by higher insurance costs and an added mental-health responder component.
Kevin Keaton, introduced the LCSO team and outlined the major items in the department’s draft budget for Wellington: an increase to cover insurance for deputies, $10,000 to offset mental-health co-responder costs, and an increase to cover overtime and staffing shortfalls following recent deputy injuries and a six-week administrative leave for a deputy involved in a shooting.
Keaton said LCSO has fielded more than 100 mental-health related calls in Wellington in the first half of 2025 and added the $10,000 line to “take the sting out” of the sheriff office’s expenses for mental-health…
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