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Sheriff and county administrator propose shifting corrections costs to special LIT fund to ease general-fund pressure
Summary
Sheriff’s Office and county administration proposed moving corrections payroll and the jail food contract into Special Purpose LIT fund 11/14 to reduce pressure on the general fund during 2026 budget planning.
Chief Deputy Sean (Sheriff’s Office) and County Administrator Jeff Taylor told commissioners they can reduce immediate general-fund pressure by moving corrections payroll and the county jail food-vendor contract into a special-purpose local income-tax (LIT) fund, known in the transcript as SP 11/14, where public-safety LIT receipts have historically supported jail operations.
What was proposed
- Move corrections officers’ payroll and associated personnel costs from the general fund to Special Purpose LIT 11/14. County staff calculated moving corrections officers alone would transfer about $4.4 million; adding corrections supervisors increased the personnel…
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