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Washtenaw commissioners press sheriff’s office over contract‑policing billing change and $3M shortfall
Summary
County finance and commissioners probed a billing change in the sheriff’s contract‑policing program and a projected near‑$3.3 million sheriff personnel shortfall driven by overtime, vacancies and hospital‑guard posts. Township officials and commissioners asked for municipality‑level breakdowns of billed hours and unmet contracts.
Commissioners pressed county finance and the sheriff’s office on Sept. 3 after Catherine Jones Alter, deputy finance director, told the board that a billing change in contract policing will reduce projected county revenues for 2025 and a near‑term $3.3 million projected shortfall in sheriff personnel costs.
Billing change and immediate effect Jones Alter said the sheriff shifted billing from an annual year‑end “banked hours” reconciliation to monthly invoices that bill for filled positions rather than for positions authorized but vacant. County finance estimates that change reduces contract policing revenue recognized this year by about $400,000 because…
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