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Sheriff’s office, commissioners consider shifting millions in corrections costs to special public‑safety fund
Summary
County officials discussed moving corrections payroll and some operational expenses from the general fund to a special public‑safety local income tax account (SP 11/14) and shifting the jail food contract out of the general fund to reduce pressure on the 2026 general fund budget.
Chief Deputy Sean (acting chief deputy, Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office) told commissioners that the sheriff’s office could shift substantial corrections personnel and operational costs into the county’s special public‑safety local income‑tax fund (SP 11/14) to relieve the general fund.
Sean said, based on preliminary figures, moving corrections officer payroll (corrections officers and attached supervisory personnel) and related supervision could shift roughly $5.2…
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