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Cass County sheriff’s office reports year-end budget surplus, warns of late medical bills
Summary
Sheriff’s office told commissioners the department is under budget for the year but expects remaining inmate medical bills to arrive through March; staffing gaps remain while the county readies a new jail pod.
Cass County Sheriff’s Office officials told the Cass County Commission during a Dec. 11 rotational meeting that the department is running below its expected year-to-date expenditures but expects medical bills for inmates to continue arriving into the new year.
The sheriff’s office reported being at roughly 85% of its annual budget year-to-date, compared with an internal benchmark of about 92%, and said some of that positive balance — about several million dollars — reflects timing and staffing shortfalls rather than permanently lower costs. “We are currently at 85%, so we’re doing very well … we’re 7% to the green,” said Jesse, a county staff member who briefed…
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