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Sheriff's 2024 annual report shows budget overrun, staffing pressures and rising jail daily population
Summary
The Washington County Sheriff's Office presented its 2024 annual report June 26, reporting a $26.4 million budget, a $691,000 (2.6%) overrun, persistent staffing shortages in communications and corrections, 3,868 total bookings and a rise in average daily adult jail population from 170 to 200.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office presented a 41‑page 2024 annual report to the Public Safety Committee on June 26 that the sheriff described as a historical record of staffing, operations and finances for the agency.
Sheriff Schulteis told the committee the agency’s total 2024 budget was $26,400,000, with $21,500,000 funded by the county levy. The sheriff said final expenditures were about 2.6% over budget — roughly $691,000 — attributing much of the overrun to jail overtime, minimum‑staffing requirements and a budgeting vacancy‑offset mechanism known as contra wages that did not match actual hiring patterns.
The report itemized patrol and corrections staffing and operational statistics. The sheriff said patrol consists of 59 patrol deputies (including three contract deputies…
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